US Patent Issued to Jeffrey Smith on June 16 for "Expandable interbody fusion device for use with posterior to lateral approach" (Texas, Alaska, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,694, issued on June 16, was assigned to Jeffrey Smith (Granbury, Texas).

"Expandable interbody fusion device for use with posterior to lateral approach" was invented by Noah M. Smith (Ft. Worth, Texas), Jeffrey Scott Smith (Granbury, Texas), Braden R. Trejo (Austin, Texas), Zachary M. Keeney (Seattle) and Joseph T. LeCheminant (Palmer, Alaska).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disc implant device can be provided in a generally planar rectangular sheet having a first elongated side, a second elongated side opposing the first elongated side, a first end, and a second end opposing the first end. The generally planar rectangular sheet is s...