US Patent Issued to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on May 26 for "Jigs, systems, and methods for correcting joint deformities" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,043, issued on May 26, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Jigs, systems, and methods for correcting joint deformities" was invented by Zachary Korman (Memphis, Tenn.), Robert Michael Carlo III (Lakeland, Tenn.) and Elizabeth J. Phelps (Collierville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a first tool having a first portion and a second portion supported by the first portion. The first portion extends from a first end to a second end, which includes a sleeve defining a first hole defining a first axis. The second portion defines a second hole having a second axis that is disposed at an ang...