ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,198, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Apex Orthopedics LLC (Aurora, Colo.).
"Dowel guide instrument and method for treating mid-foot disorders" was invented by Stephen A. Brigido (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems and methods for surgical treatment of mid-foot disorders such as osteoarthritis, spacing disorders, or alignment disorders, including mid-foot arthroplasty devices and systems for the 2nd and 3rd tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint, implants for post-osteotomy spacing and realignment, arthroplasty articular implants, dowel grafts for TMT arthrodesis or fusion, dowel grafts for navicular cuneiform (NC)...