ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,242, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to CAMBRIDGE ORTHOPAEDIC LABS Ltd. (Leicestershire, Great Britain).
"Paediatric and adult fixator having a pressure element" was invented by Ali Bajwa (Leicestershire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-invasive fixator for use in treatment of bone fractures and other injuries is described. The fixator includes articulated bracelets each formed of a plurality of linking elements arranged in a plurality of rows. The elements have complementary linking means to permit linking the rows of elements together in an articulated or fixed relationship. The bracelets are also provided with fur...