ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,423, issued on March 24, was assigned to Integrity Medical Services Inc. (Yorba Linda, Calif.).

"Methods for forming a tunnel in bone" was invented by Nirav Amin (Yorba Linda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic tool includes a main body and a reference member. The reference member may be configured to engage an anatomical feature of a patient, such as the patient's bone. The angle of the reference member may be adjusted using a knob."

The patent was filed on April 25, 2025, under Application No. 19/189,888.

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