US Patent Issued to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS on June 9 for "Orthopedic fixation systems and methods of use thereof" (Pennsylvania, Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,801, issued on June 9, was assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Orthopedic fixation systems and methods of use thereof" was invented by Eric Lui (Royersford, Pa.), Kenneth Kobayashi (Downington, Pa.), Troy Probst (Wilmington, Del.) and Daniel Cheney (Downington, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic fixation system includes an implant transitionable between a natural shape and an insertion shape and an implant retainer. The implant includes a transition section deformable to move the implant between the natural shape and the insertion shape. The implant includes a first post and a second post protrudin...