ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,568, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Nuvasive Inc. (San Diego).
"Expandable intervertebral implant and methods of use thereof" was invented by Shaeffer Bannigan (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable intervertebral implant including a first wall comprised of a male portion and a female portion in telescoping engagement with each other and a second wall comprised of a plurality of links, wherein the first wall and second wall are coupled to each other by hinges at each of the leading and trailing ends of the implant. The expandable implant is configured to be inserted into a disc space in a collapsed, narrow profil...