US Patent Issued to Reconstruct Medical Supply on Sept. 29 for "ACL drill guide assembly" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,016, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Reconstruct Medical Supply LLC (Charlotte, N.C.).

"ACL drill guide assembly" was invented by James Fleischli (Charlotte, N.C.), Kemp R. Dunaway (Charlotte, N.C.) and Trevor Lewis (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ACL drill guide assembly for use in an ACL or similar surgical procedure. The drill guide assembly is sterilizable and reusable, and includes an engagement end that includes a tongue structure and serrated teeth that are adapted to securely engage the back of the condyle of the knee and provide proper angled orientation for subsequent guide pin/drill placement and us...