ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,621, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to HPF S.R.L. (Fagagna, Italy).

"Milling device for surgery" was invented by Gabriele Lualdi (Fagagna, Italy) and Pablo Romano de Agostini (Moimacco, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A milling device for surgery, in particular prosthetic surgery, comprising a handling body containing a transmission unit terminating in attachment portions and with which there is rotatably associated a cutter, said device comprising hooking means of the releasable type associated with a distal attachment portion of said attachment portions."

The patent was filed on April 20, 2022, under Application No. 17/725,514...