ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,130, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Smith & Nephew Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"System for orthopedic implantation preparation" was invented by Roger Ryan Dees (Senatobia, Miss.) and Jeffrey N. Yeager (Nesbit, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for preparing a bone for implantation of a component of an orthopedic implant device. The system includes a forming tool having a sleeve member that is selectively received within a handle member. The sleeve member has a guide slot that is sized to receive axial passage of at least a portion of a guide. The guide slot and/or sleeve member may be positioned and/or configured to facilita...