ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,050, issued on May 26, was assigned to IRF Medical LLC.
"Expandible-extendible intramedullary nail" was invented by Zachary Wallace (Philadelphia), Mark Hedgeland (Norristown, Pa.) and Lauren Gray (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The expandible-extendible intramedullary nail includes a base section. An assembly component is connected to the base section. The assembly component has an inner assembly surface and helical assembly threads formed on the inner assembly surface. A distal rod is connected to the assembly component. A driving nut is connected to the distal rod and assembly component. The driving nut has an out...