ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,118, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Internal fibula sling" was invented by Bradford H. Rippe (Philadelphia), Zachary Shiner (Philadelphia), Keiichi Matsuda (London) and James A. Gault (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Syndesmotic fixation devices, systems, instruments, and methods thereof. An implant for stabilizing an ankle joint between a tibia and a fibula may include first and second anchors secured to the tibia and a suture configured to wrap around the fibula. The suture may be tensioned to provide a circumferential force around the fibula to stabilize the joint."
The patent ...