US Patent Issued to Lenoss Medical on June 16 for "Flexible spinal implant for supporting vertebral structures" (Rhode Island Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,689, issued on June 16, was assigned to Lenoss Medical Inc. (Bristol, R.I.).

"Flexible spinal implant for supporting vertebral structures" was invented by Dom Messerli (Bristol, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal implant device includes a unitary strand extending from a first end to a second end. The unitary strand includes an exterior surface defining an infill volume with an infill structure. The exterior surface extends from the first end to the second end. A first bead is formed in the strand has a first diameter. The second bead is formed in the strand has a second diameter. At least one joint is formed in the strand b...