US Patent Issued to Arthrex on March 31 for "Knee joint capsular disruption and repair" (Missouri, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,905, issued on March 31, was assigned to Arthrex Inc. (Naples, Fla.).

"Knee joint capsular disruption and repair" was invented by David Crane (Chesterfield, Mo.), George Paletta (St. Louis), John Purcell (Chesterfield, Mo.), Andrew Osika (Naples, Fla.), Robert Harrison (Naples, Fla.) and Brian R. Dorn (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Meniscal extrusion can occur due detachment of the knee capsule from structures of the knee. Disclosed herein are methods to repair the meniscal detachment. Additionally, cadaveric and synthetic models can be used to teach said methods of repair."

The patent was filed on Jan. 26, 2024, unde...