ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,613, issued on July 21, was assigned to BIOMET 3I LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Components for use with a surgical guide for dental implant placement" was invented by Michelle Kofron (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Joseph DePastino (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Esther Moran (Green Acres, Fla.), Zachary B. Suttin (Jupiter, Fla.), Miguel G Montero (Boynton Beach, Fla.) and Alexander Chelminski (Jupiter, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dental components used for guiding the insertion of a dental implant into a desired location in a patient's mouth using a surgical guide including a master tube are described herein. Various components that...