US Patent Issued to Mighty Oak Medical on March 17 for "Patient-matched modular implants and instruments" (Colorado, Vermont Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,946, issued on March 17, was assigned to Mighty Oak Medical Inc. (Englewood, Colo.).

"Patient-matched modular implants and instruments" was invented by George Frey (Englewood, Colo.), Caleb Voelkel (West Grover, Vt.), Austin Clemens (Denver) and Tyler Drumm (Littleton, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The following relates to patient-specific or patient-matched, customized apparatus for use in surgical procedures, including various interbody procedures. The patient-matched apparatus may be a modular implant, a monolithic implant, and may include an instrument for use in procedures involving a modular or monolithic implant. One o...