ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,930, issued on March 31, was assigned to Curvafix Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).

"Devices, systems, and methods of use for delivery of materials in combination with intramedullary devices" was invented by Eric Whittaker (Edmonds, Wash.), Steven Dimmer (Bellevue, Wash.) and Blake Matsuzaki (Bothell, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable intramedullary devices, and systems and methods related thereto, are provided which enable the delivery of a liquid material into an intramedullary channel. An implantable intramedullary device may include a delivery channel through which liquid material may be delivered through the device into th...