US Patent Issued to Medos International on June 2 for "Securement plate for intervertebral implant" (Rhode Island, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,669, issued on June 2, was assigned to Medos International Sarl (Le Locle, Switzerland).

"Securement plate for intervertebral implant" was invented by Thomas Martin (Riverside, R.I.), Kurt Schmura (Middleboro, Mass.), Cory Emil (Milton, Mass.) and Derek Redder (Warren, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Plates are described for securement to an intervertebral implant, and for fixation to a vertebral body so as to stabilize the implant during the surgical procedure, and in particular as the patient is repositioned during the surgical procedure, for instance from from a lateral decubitus position to a prone position. The plate includes...