US Patent Issued to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona on Aug. 11 for "Cannulated bone screw extraction device and methods of use thereof" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,462, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Cannulated bone screw extraction device and methods of use thereof" was invented by L. Daniel Latt (Tucson, Ariz.), Carlos Urrea-De La Puerta (Tucson, Ariz.), Carolina Gomez Llanos (Tucson, Ariz.), Emilio Araiza (Tucson, Ariz.), Erick De Leon (Tucson, Ariz.) and Eva Richter (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument for the removal of cannulated screws or members, the device includes an elongated body comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a screw tip contact memb...