ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,762, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to DIAMETROS MEDICAL S.R.L. (Rome).
"Interspinous vertebral distractor" was invented by Gianni Garlatti (San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy) and Lorenzo Fortuna (Pelago, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interspinous vertebral distractor (1) is provided, which is designed to be placed between two spinous processes and defining a longitudinal axis (1a), a sagittal plane (1b), and a frontal plane (1c), the distractor (1) comprises a base body (2) designed to be placed between the two spinous processes and defining a first end and a second end; an anchoring unit (3) designed to expand attaching...