ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,104, issued on April 7, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Screw implants for bone fusion" was invented by Liana Mari (Wynnewood, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, apparatuses and methods for bone fusion are disclosed. In particular, a fixation screw assembly is provided that comprises a bone engagement portion including a shaft and a head member. The assembly also includes a flexible washer member that can be operably attached and secured around the head member of the bone engagement portion. The washer member is polyaxial relative to the bone engagement portion, such that it can assume a variety of angle...