ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,420, issued on March 24.
"Osteotomy cutting systems and surgical techniques" was invented by Adam J. Cundiff (Gilbert, Ariz.), Nathan G. Peterson (Gilbert, Ariz.), Eli W. Jacobson (Chandler, Ariz.) and Sergio H. Urquiza (Plainfield, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Osteotomy cutting systems and surgical methods are provided herein. One surgical method includes coupling, to a cuneiform of a subject, a surgical apparatus for use in facilitating correction of a bunion and coupling the surgical apparatus to another bone of the subject. Another surgical method includes coupling a surgical apparatus to a cuneiform and metatarsal of a s...