ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,461, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Bone material dispensing system with locking member" was invented by Steven D. Deridder (Bartlett, Tenn.), Ralph D. Goosby (Bartlett, Tenn.), Erick Vasquez (Memphis, Tenn.) and Jonathan M. Dewey (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone material dispensing device is provided. The bone material dispensing device comprises a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. The proximal end having a first opening and the distal end having a second opening. The first opening and the second opening configured to slidably receiv...