ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,190, issued on May 19, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).
"Internal beam plates and associated instrumentation for performing surgical methods" was invented by Zachary Day (Naples, Fla.), Chris Powell (Naples, Fla.), Mihaela Morar (Naples, Fla.) and Carl Hasselman (Oakmont, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Internal beam plates and associated instrumentation may be utilized for performing arthrodesis procedures, bone fracture procedures, osteotomy procedures, etc. Exemplary surgical methods that may be performed using the internal beam plates and associated instrumentation include, but are not limited to, lapidus bunionecto...