ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,565, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Expandable intervertebral implant" was invented by Colm McLaughlin (Glenside, Pa.) and Jason Zappacosta (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant including first and second end plates, each of which defines at least one anterior ramped surface and at least one posterior ramped surface. A posterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and has guiding ramp surfaces which correspond with the posterior ramped surfaces. An anterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and guiding ramp surfaces whic...