US Patent Issued to Highridge Medical on July 14 for "Bone anchor" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,201, issued on July 14, was assigned to Highridge Medical LLC (Westminster, Colo.).

"Bone anchor" was invented by Allison Christine Capote (Boulder, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anchor assembly can be couplable to a bone and can include an anchor and a housing. The anchor can include a shank securable to bone and a head coupled to a proximal portion of the shank. The housing can include a proximal portion including an anchor bore and a distal portion including a secondary bore configured to engage the anchor to limit angulation of the anchor relative to the housing."

The patent was filed on July 8, 2024, under Application...