ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,934, issued on March 31.
"Lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation system" was invented by Paul Pagano (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Matthew D Kitzmiller (Middlefield, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical technique for lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation is provided. An instrumentation set for use in the method is also provided. The set includes an anchor configured to attach to a pedicle of a fractured vertebra, a flexible band configured to attach to the anchor, and a hook configured to hook under a lower lamina of a fractured vertebra and further configured to receive the flexible band. The set also includes an inserter f...