ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,648, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI (New Dehli, India).
"Orthopedic screw" was invented by Dinesh Kalyanasundaram (New Delhi) and Arnab Sikidar (New Delhi).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic screw is provided which includes an outer part having a tip, a head, threads disposed on an outer surface of the outer part between the tip and the head, and a longitudinal cavity with an opening in the head. The orthopedic screw further includes an inner part enclosed by the outer part and is removable from the outer part via the opening of the head. The outer part is made of a material softer than...