US Patent Issued to Ortho Dynamics on May 12 for "Implantable bone growth stimulator" (Michigan, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,073, issued on May 12, was assigned to Ortho Dynamics LLC (Glastonbury, Conn.).

"Implantable bone growth stimulator" was invented by John Gorski (Waterford, Mich.), Jason Gorski (Waterford, Mich.) and Daniel J. Mastella (Farmington, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone growth stimulator includes an antenna configured to receive electromagnetic signals in a radio frequency band, and a controller having a power source including a supercapacitor electrically connected to the antenna. The supercapacitor stores a charge in accordance with the electromagnetic signals received by the antenna. The bone growth stimulator further include...