ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,135, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to LOCK IN SA (Rolle, Switzerland).
"Osseous anchoring implant with cortical stabilization" was invented by Guillaume Lacaze (La Rippe, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An osseous anchoring implant with cortical stabilization, including an expandable sleeve having a first threading inside and a second threading outside, a screw having an external profile complementary to the internal profile of said expandable sleeve and an external threading with a reverse screw pitch of the second threading. The implant switching from a folded rest position to a deployed position by the actuation of sa...