ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,505, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Medos International Sarl (Le Locle, Switzerland).
"Composite vertebral spacers and instrument" was invented by John C. Voellmicke (Franklin, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intervertebral fusion cage that is adapted to contain an inserter within its inner volume during insertion of the cage."
The patent was filed on May 4, 2021, under Application No. 17/307,000.
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