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US11331129B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC · US

Inventors

• Shahin Ghobadi · Fort Lee, US
• Saddy Garcia · St. Augustine, US
• Adam Hausman · Jacksonville, US
• Shawn Robinson · Neilhurst, US
• Max Holland Billard · Jacksonville, US
• Ryan Luby · Ponte Vedra, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 1, 2020
• Grant date: May 17, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 1, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/681
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A medical device that may include a main body and a plurality of hooks. The main body includes a length extending along an axis between first and second ends. The main body may be deformable such that the axis forms an arch shape corresponding to a shape of a mandibular jaw or a maxillary jaw. The main body may include a plurality of sections each having first and second edges defining a first width and a plurality of openings disposed between the first and second edges and extending through a thickness of the main body. The main body may include a plurality of recessed portions defining a second width disposed between adjacent ones of the sections. Each of the hooks may extend from a corresponding one of the sections.