ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,915, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to CrossRoads Extremity Systems LLC (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Bunion correction system and method" was invented by Chad Hollis (Collierville, Tenn.), Daniel Sayger (Southaven, Miss.) and Bradley Bomar (Memphis, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A minimally invasive method of correcting a bunion includes performing an osteotomy to divide the metatarsal into first and second portions, creating a pocket in the first portion implanting a nail in the pocket, securing a suture to the joint capsule, tensioning the suture to align the great toe with the metatarsal, attaching the suture to the nail, and fasten...