ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,480, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to ExoToe LLC (Johnston, Iowa).
"Bone fusion/fixation device and related methods" was invented by David Caldarella (Barrington, R.I.), Michael Lee (Johnston, Iowa), Shannon Rush (San Jose, Calif.), Jordan Grossman (Akron, Ohio), John Roop (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Christopher Pell (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The various aspects disclosed herein relate to bone fixation or fusion devices, including fixation or fusion devices that are implanted around the target bone. Certain device aspects relate to devices that can be bent or otherwise deformed to replicate the natural or desired cu...