US Patent Issued to Stryker European Operations on Oct. 20 for "System and methods for hip fracture fixation with bolt synchronization" (Irish, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,926, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).

"System and methods for hip fracture fixation with bolt synchronization" was invented by Eleftherios Louvis (Carrigaline, Ireland), Antonio Zanotti (Midleton, Ireland) and Bernd Simon (Kiel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fracture fixation system includes an implant defining a transverse bore extending along a bore axis, the bore being defined by first and second passages that each extend along the bore axis. The fracture fixation system further includes a lag screw configured to be inserted through the second passage, wherein...