ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,243, issued on Aug. 4.
"Method and apparatus to maintain distance between bones of a back for pain relief" was invented by Jafar Vossoughi (Brookeville, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a first and second engaging member to engage a first and second portion of a body toward an upper and lower portion of a back, and a plurality of assemblies connecting the first and second engaging members to maintain a distance between bones of a body portion comprising an area of the back, wherein the body portion resides between the first and second portions, and wherein each assembly comprises a plurality of rods coupling th...