ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,022, issued on Dec. 2.
"Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof" was invented by Chad Glerum (Pennsburg, Pa.), Andrew Iott (Newtown Square, Pa.), Mark Weiman (Downingtown, Pa.), Jody Seifert (Birdsboro, Pa.), Kevin Gahman (Douglassville, Pa.), Colm McLaughlin (Glenside, Pa.) and Adam Friedrich (Cinnaminson, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes ...