US Patent Issued to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on April 7 for "Minimally invasive surgery osteotomy fragment shifter, stabilizer, and targeter" (Missouri, Mississippi Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,107, issued on April 7, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Minimally invasive surgery osteotomy fragment shifter, stabilizer, and targeter" was invented by Zachary Korman (St. Louis) and Shannon D. Cummings (Hernando, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone alignment system to correct a hallux valgus deformity includes a main body including an intramedullary (IM) hook, the IM hook including an end portion sized and configured to be inserted into an intramedullary canal of at least one of a first fragment or a second fragment of a bisected metatarsal; and a screw assembly including a screw threaded t...