ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,837, issued on March 17, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Systems and methods for laser alignment check in surgical guidance systems" was invented by David G. Reynolds (Fairport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of an emitter-aligned surgical guide and methods of use are disclosed. The emitter-aligned surgical guide includes a body extending between a first surface and a second surface. The body defines at least one hole extending from the first surface to the second surface. At least one alignment jig is coupled to the second surface. The at least one alignment jig includes a ...