ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,241, issued on June 23, was assigned to MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).
"Device for shaping and cutting a bone graft" was invented by Francesco Siccardi (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Massimiliano Bernardoni (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Antonino Romeo (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland) and Andrea Rosa (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for shaping and cutting a bone graft comprises a main body extending along a longitudinal axis from a lower end to an upper end and having inside it a housing for the insertion of the bone graft to be shaped, an upper opening located...