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Bradshaw Medical was issued utility patent U.S. 8,109,181 B2 for their Ratcheting Screwdriver, developed by Dr. Hua Gao, Vice President of Research and Development. This achievement brings BMI to a total of 22 patents to date (with additional patents pending).
“This is a very important patent for our business,” stated Dr. Gao. “The BMI ratcheting mechanism has proven time after time to be the most innovative throughout the orthopedic market with the finest and most balanced ratcheting mechanism. Our ratcheting instrumentation also has the optional benefit of a positive locking cap feature, which is an industry first.”
Source: Bradshaw Medical, Inc.
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