US Patent Issued to Stryker European Operations Holdings on Oct. 6 for "Intramedullary implant and method of use" (New York, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,746, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC (Portage, Mich.).

"Intramedullary implant and method of use" was invented by David Barry (New York) and Manoj Kumar Singh (Mahwah, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone implant includes a proximal end, a distal end, a first portion extending between the proximal and distal ends having a maximum and minimum portion height, and a second portion extending between the proximal and distal ends having a maximum and minimum portion height. The second portion is connected to the first portion at the proximal end and the distal end and at least one of the firs...