ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,106, issued on April 7.
"Cable passer for fixing fractures" was invented by Joseph Mitchell (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable passer for passing multiple cerclage cables simultaneously when fixing a bone fracture may include a handle; an arm extending from the handle; and a slot tube attached to a distal end of the art, the slot tube having a concavely curved shape, wherein the slot tube includes a plurality of channels having at least a first channel and a second channel extending therethrough."
The patent was filed on Aug. 23, 2024, under Application No. 18/813,393.
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