ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,468, issued on Aug. 25.
"Bone anchor receiver upright arms and closures having helically wound threads to apply thrust with controlled splay" was invented by Roger P. Jackson (Prairie Village, Kan.) and James L. Surber (Kansas City, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bone anchor receiver upright arms and closures have threads for controlling splay."
The patent was filed on Nov. 7, 2023, under Application No. 18/504,004.
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