US Patent Issued to Atlas Spine on June 23 for "Bone anchor based retractor/distractor" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,100, issued on June 23, was assigned to Atlas Spine Inc. (Jupiter, Fla.).

"Bone anchor based retractor/distractor" was invented by Matthew G. Baynham (Jupiter, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone anchor based retractor/distractor assembly for simultaneous tissue retraction and disc space distraction utilizing an adjustable, flexible wire to secure the bone anchors during the distraction process. The assembly includes first and second modular retractor/distractor blades that can be detached for securing to the bone anchor. Each blade has a pivot pin and blade connector with a rotatable knob for adjusting of a wire releasably se...