US Patent Issued to Pace Surgical on Aug. 11 for "Orthopaedic implant system for compression-distraction of joints" (American, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,457, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Pace Surgical Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Orthopaedic implant system for compression-distraction of joints" was invented by Roy C. Wiley (North Webster, Ind.), Lew C. Schon (Baltimore) and Malik S. Siddique (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopaedic implant system includes an orthopaedic implant having a plurality of fixation openings and a plug opening defining a plug opening diameter that is greater than a diameter of any of the fixation openings. The plurality of fixation openings include at least one first fixation opening configured to accept a fixation ele...