ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,520, issued on June 16, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Syndesmosis fixation assembly" was invented by Bradford H. Rippe (Media, Pa.), Kevin Gahman (Douglassville, Pa.), Peter Evans (Lafayette Hill, Pa.), James Gault (Philadelphia) and Zachary Shiner (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Syndesmosis fixation assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A syndesmosis fixation assembly includes a suture retaining portion having a plurality of suture openings formed therein and a suture securing portion rotatably connected to the suture retaining portion. The suture securing portion is movable between a first po...