ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,453, issued on March 24, was assigned to Acumed LLC (Hillsboro, Ore.).
"Anterolateral clavicle fracture fixation plate" was invented by Andrew W. Seykora (Portland, Ore.), Brian Schultz (Camp Sherman, Ore.) and Bruce Ziran (Decatur, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application provides new and innovative anterior clavicle plates and systems for clavicle fracture fixation. The provided anterior clavicle plate is shaped to better conform to or fit the anterior and lateral surfaces of a patient's clavicle as compared to typical anterior clavicle plates. This improved conformance can help reduce the incidence of tissue irr...