US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on Sept. 29 for "Patella bone plate and methods of fixation" (American, Swiss, Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,046, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Patella bone plate and methods of fixation" was invented by Jessica Penman (West Chester, Pa.), William N. Woodburn Sr. (Mickleton, N.J.), Eladio Saura-Sanchez (Elche, Spain), Daniel Andermatt (Zuchwil, Switzerland) and Arabella Fontana (Zuchwil, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patella fracture fixation system includes a bone plate that is configured to be implanted along an anterior approach. The bone plate has a fixation hub and a plurality of fixation nodes that are connected to the fixation hub. The fixation hub and the fixation ...