ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,015, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to K2M Inc. (Leesburg, Va.).
"Expandable implant with worm gear" was invented by Michael Barrus (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Clint Boyd (Leesburg, Va.), Liam Patrick Barnes (Leesburg, Va.), Jason Noel Gantick (Purcellville, Va.), Todd M. Wallenstein (Ashburn, Va.) and Megan E. Carnes (Leesburg, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable device comprising, a body defining a bore, a shaft received in the bore of the body, an end plate coupled to the shaft, wherein rotation of the shaft translates the end plate with respect to the body, and a locking mechanism engaged with the shaft so as to permit...