ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,638, issued on Nov. 3.
"System and method for aligning vertebrae in the correction of spinal deformities" was invented by Xiaoyu Wang (Saint-Bruno, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for aligning vertebrae to correct spinal deformities, comprising two transverse arms translating on two elongate bodies coupled by a gear pair mounted on a center body with revolute joints and ratchet units. The transverse arms and center body are connected to one side of the spine with three telescopic arms using three end-effectors. Auxiliary arms and end-effectors are available to connect the system to the other side of the spine. Coronal p...