ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,283, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Expandable vertebral implant" was invented by Colm McLaughlin (Glenside, Pa.) and James Himmelberger (Souderton, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable prosthetic implant for engagement between vertebrae includes a first member having a first end, a second end, a plurality of extensions and a hollow interior portion extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the plurality of extensions extend from the first end to the second end. A second member includes a first end, a second end, a hollow interior portion extending from the first end ...