US Patent Issued to Peter Pierman on Oct. 27 for "Surgical screw caddy" (California, Idaho Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,248, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Peter Pierman (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Surgical screw caddy" was invented by Peter Eric Pierman (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Casey M. Chambers (Boise, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screw caddy device has material and structure to stabilize surgical screws for transport and engagement with a patient. The device includes non-rigid elastomeric material. The non-rigid elastomeric material is formed with openings to receive the screws for transport and to stabilize the screws while being extended into the patient. Lower exterior surfaces of the non-rigid elastomeric material may even be configured to...