ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,608, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to MIMEO MEDICAL GmbH (Filderstadt, Germany).
"Screw element and method for additive manufacture" was invented by Frank Heuer (Filderstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screw element and a process for manufacturing of the screw element for the fixation of bone components and bone fragments are disclosed including a shaft with a bone thread, and a longitudinal central axis extending along the shaft defining a distal direction and a proximal direction. The screw element further includes a head, and a neck area, and a tool attachment point is provided in the head. At least three cantileve...