ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,377, issued on April 14, was assigned to DYNAMIC BALANCER SYSTEMS LLC (Belmont, N.C.).
"Knee tensioner-balancer and method" was invented by Franz W. Kellar (Gastonia, N.C.), Michael D. Bissette (Belmont, N.C.) and Harold L. Crowder (Concord, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of evaluating a human knee joint including a femur bone, a tibia bone, and ligaments. The method includes: inserting into the joint a tensioner-balancer that includes at least one force sensor; providing an electronic receiving device; moving the knee joint through at least a portion of its range of motion; using the electronic receiving device to col...