ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,325, issued on July 15, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).
"Surgical drill guide" was invented by Jorge Acevedo (Naples, Fla.), Peter Mangone (Naples, Fla.), Zachary Day (Naples, Fla.), James McWilliam (Rye, N.Y.) and Jerome Gulvas (Bonita Springs, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Drill guides are disclosed herein that include a tapered projection that hooks under a bone to position the drill guide relative to the bone. The drill guide is used to drill a hole that receives a suture anchor."
The patent was filed on June 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/731,742.
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