US Patent Issued to Fusion Orthopedics USA on Sept. 8 for "Surgical systems and methods for tendon repair" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,875, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Fusion Orthopedics USA LLC (Mesa, Ariz.).

"Surgical systems and methods for tendon repair" was invented by Adam J. Cundiff (Gilbert, Ariz.), Nathan G. Peterson (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Eli W. Jacobson (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical systems and methods for performing a syndesmosis repair can comprise an inserter, a medial button, a locking button, and a suture. The inserter can comprise a rod including a dorsal member slidably coupled to a plantar member. The medial button end can be housed in a cavity in the rod until it is released. The medial button and the locking butto...