ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,049, issued on May 26, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Intermediate femoral nail" was invented by Sabine Bigdeli-Issazadeh (Felde, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A femoral nail includes a proximal portion configured to engage a driving tool for driving the femoral nail into a femur, a distal portion remote from the proximal portion, and an intermediate portion extending from and between the proximal portion and distal portion. The intermediate portion has a circular screw hole and an elongated screw hole extending therethrough. The circular screw hole having a central axis, and the e...