ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,090, issued on April 7, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Minimally invasive surgery inflow cannula device" was invented by Zachary Korman (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Irrigation systems and methods are disclosed. An irrigation system includes a body defining a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion defines a cavity sized and configured to receive a working end of a hand-piece therein. An inlet tube extends through a portion of the body and is configured to receive a fluid flow therethrough. An outlet tube assembly is coupled to the distal portion of the body and ...