US Patent Issued to Paragon 28 on May 26 for "Orthopedic implants, instrument systems and methods of use" (Colorado, Nevada, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,160, issued on May 26, was assigned to Paragon 28 Inc. (Englewood, Colo.).

"Orthopedic implants, instrument systems and methods of use" was invented by Albert Dacosta (Lone Tree, Colo.), Laura Zagrocki Brinker (Lone Tree, Colo.), Joseph Dogue (Aurora, Colo.), Benjamin Majors (Englewood, Colo.), Tristan Collette (Denver), Richard David Hunt (Reno, Nev.) and Spanky Raymond (Uniontown, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic implant includes an upper portion, a central portion having a greater lateral dimension than that of the upper portion, and a lower portion having a greater lateral dimension than the central portion. The u...