ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,605, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Plate inserter instrument" was invented by Colm McLaughlin (Glenside, Pa.), Julia Gambogi (Eagleville, Pa.), Matthew Bakey (Philadelphia) and Mohammed Khan (Saddle River, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are an inserter instrument, a system including the inserter, a spinal implant, and fasteners for affixing the implant to the spine of a subject, and related methods for performing spinal procedures including insertion of spinal plates. The inserter includes a housing, an inner sleeve slidably disposed within the housing, and an awl slidab...