ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,311, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Acumed LLC (Hillsboro, Ore.).
"Adjustable clavicle hook plate measurement gauge" was invented by Stephen Young (Portland, Ore.), Caleb Martin (Beaverton, Ore.), Joshua P. Federspiel (Portland, Ore.) and Andrew William Seykora (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and innovative medical sizing instrument and method are provided for determining an appropriate depth and/or length of a clavicle hook plate for a patient. The provided medical sizing instrument may enable a surgeon to determine an appropriate hook depth without having to switch between different components, such as a se...