US Patent Issued to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on June 2 for "Surgical guides and methods of manufacture and use" (Tennessee, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,537, issued on June 2, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Surgical guides and methods of manufacture and use" was invented by Jesse G. Moore (Germantown, Tenn.), Julia C. Alspaugh (Memphis, Tenn.), David G. Reynolds (Fairport, N.Y.) and Paul M. Stemniski (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical devices may include a patient-engaging section and an instrument-engaging section positioned on a body of the device and the methods of forming such devices. Medical devices described herein may include resection guides, resection guide locators, and/or instruments for use in surgical methods. Device...