ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,995, issued on May 26, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).

"Surgical device configured to strip and cut tendon" was invented by Justin Boyle (Naples, Fla.), Joshua Best (Naples, Fla.), Jacob Jolly (Naples, Fla.) and Kenneth T. Helenbolt (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions."

The patent was filed on Sept. 5, 2023, under Application No. 18/242,201.

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