US Patent Issued to PANORTHOPAEDICS on Nov. 3 for "Device adapted for lateral engagement of an elongated member" (Georgia, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,604, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to PANORTHOPAEDICS INC. (Atlanta).

"Device adapted for lateral engagement of an elongated member" was invented by Rajiv D. Pandya (Atlanta) and Randall Allard (Golden, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for accessing lesions or abnormalities has a guide, a locating arm, a set of attachment assemblies and a tubular sleeve. The device comprises a device body and an attachment assembly. The attachment assembly includes a main body and at least one closure body. The main body has an elongated recess therein. The elongated recess is configured for receiving an elongated member therein along an...