ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,422, issued on March 24, was assigned to MEDARTIS AG (Basel, Switzerland).
"Bone align and joint preparation device and method" was invented by Greg Denham (Warsaw, Ind.), Ryan Schlotterback (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Daren Granger (Warsaw, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone displacement system includes an anchoring portion, a tool engaging portion, a compression distraction mechanism, a lateral body and a distal body. The anchoring portion has an aperture for receiving a wire to connect the anchoring portion to a proximal bone. The anchoring portion is connectable to a downwardly depending member for holding a tissue portion. T...