ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,205, issued on July 14, was assigned to KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION (Seoul, South Korea).
"Spacing-adjustable orthopedic apparatus" was invented by Eui Seok Lee (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a spacing-adjustable bone orthopedic apparatus. The apparatus may include a plate including a main body and a through portion having a predetermined length and formed to pass through the main body and a locking screw which is inserted into the through portion, which includes a screw body and a screw head which are capable of being coupled to each other, and in which outer...