ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,120, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Systems and methods for intramedullary nail implantation" was invented by Mark Rossney (Downingtown, Pa.), David J. Rowe (Parkesburg, Pa.) and David R. Jansen (Glenmoore, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Intramedullary nails, systems, and methods. The intramedullary nail may include a generally elongate body extending from a first, distal end to a second, proximal end. The distal end may include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the distal end intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to ...