US Patent Issued to Medos International Sarl on June 3 for "Biplanar forceps reducers and methods of use" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,121, issued on June 3, was assigned to Medos International Sarl (Le Locle, Switzerland).

"Biplanar forceps reducers and methods of use" was invented by Alec Manson (Boston), Chris Mickiewicz (Bridgewater, Mass.), Kevin Yeamans (Providence, R.I.), Michael Sorrenti (Middleboro, Mass.), Randy Betz Jr. (Wilmington, Del.) and Eric Biester (Barrington, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Biplanar forceps reducer instruments and methods are disclosed herein. The instruments disclosed herein can engage an implant, such as a bone anchor receiver head, and reduce or move a spinal fixation element, such as a rod, in two planes to move the rod in...