ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,557, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Nuvasive Inc. (San Diego).
"Anchoring nails and systems" was invented by Joseph W. Baurys (Raleigh, N.C.), Elizabeth L. Ovrom (San Diego) and Steven Lillig (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include anchoring nails, fixation apparatuses, spinal fixation systems, and related methods described in this disclosure. Certain implementations include a fixation nail for an interbody fusion procedure, the fixation nail including: a body having an arcuate primary axis extending from a distal end to a proximal end thereof, the body having an outer surface that enables comple...