ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,542, issued on July 21, was assigned to CONVENTUS ORTHOPAEDICS INC. (Horsham, Pa.).
"Reamer device with integrated depth gauging" was invented by Christopher H. Scholl (West Chester, Pa.), Joseph Jackson (Wilmington, Del.), Jason Cianfrani (Conshohocken, Pa.), Kevin Rzasa (Wilmington, Del.) and Tim Schmucker (Glenolden, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for preparing an intramedullary canal of a patient's bone during a surgical procedure to implant a surgical component. The method comprises identifying a starting point on a distal end of the bone, preparing the bone using a device comprising a cutting head with a plurality ...