US Patent Issued to OrthoPediatrics on April 7 for "Osteotomy device and methods" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,100, issued on April 7, was assigned to OrthoPediatrics Corp. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Osteotomy device and methods" was invented by Chris Powers (Warsaw, Ind.), Sarah Poorman (Columbia City, Ind.), Luis Vega (Warsaw, Ind.), Cristian Gurrola (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Grace Gibbs (Warsaw, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus for performing an osteotomy. One embodiment includes a kit comprising a bone plate, a bridging device, and a spreading device. The bridge is configured to hold open the incision in the bone, whether the spreading device is inserted into the bone, or the bone plate is attached to the bone. The spreading d...