US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on Oct. 27 for "Suture-based repair" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,207, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Suture-based repair" was invented by Scott Joseph Larsen (West Chester, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are methods, constructs, and kits for positioning a first bone segment relative to a second bone segment within a subject's body, for example, in order to establish a reduced position of the first and second bone segments. The present disclosure provides, among other things, alternatives to traditional ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI) and suture suspension arthroplasty procedures."

The patent was filed o...