US Patent Issued to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Orthofix on June 30 for "Orthopedic spring hinge systems and methods" (Italian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,390, issued on June 30, was assigned to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (Dallas) and Orthofix S.R.L. (Verona, Italy).

"Orthopedic spring hinge systems and methods" was invented by Mikhail L. Samchukov (Coppell, Texas), Karen D. Standefer (Flower Mound, Texas), John D. Ross (Ovilla, Texas), Alexander M Cherkashin (Flower Mound, Texas), Daniele Venturini (Povegliano Veronese, Italy), Andrea Ottoboni (Giacciano con Baruchella, Italy) and Michael Lupatini (San Martino della Battaglia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic spring hinge and associated external fixation systems for the treatment of anatomical joint dy...