US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on Oct. 27 for "Proximal femur hook plate" (American, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,244, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Proximal femur hook plate" was invented by Kenny Koay (West Chester, Pa.), Jessica Galie (West Chester, Pa.), Troy Probst (Wilmington, Del.), Peter Fatone (Exton, Pa.), Bryan Fritz (Coatesville, Pa.), Mike Brace (Lansdale, Pa.), Glenna Smith (West Chester, Pa.), George J. Haidukewych (Orlando, Fla.), Karl Stoffel (Bottmingen, Switzerland), Cory A. Collinge (Fort Worth, Texas), Frank A. Liporace (Fort Worth, Texas) and Bruce H. Ziran (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone plate for treating periprosthetic fractures includes a head portion to...