ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,941, issued on March 17, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof" was invented by Joel Cryder (Warrington, Pa.), James Himmelberger (Souderton, Pa.), Mark Weiman (Downingtown, Pa.) and Jason Zappacosta (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an anti-rotation locking system for an expandable implant. The anti-rotation locking system may include a screw comprising a screw head comprising a plurality of notches. The anti-rotation locking system further comprises a housing and a locking member comprising a ring, a partial ring...