ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,406, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to NuVasive Inc. (San Diego).
"External adjustment device" was invented by Shanbao Cheng (San Diego), Everett Van Zuiden (San Diego) and Luke Bilger (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An external adjustment device for non-invasively adjusting an adjustable implant, the external adjustment device including a controller in communication with an actuator associated with the implant and a sensor configured to receive information from or about the implant. The external adjustment device may include a power source and a display. The external adjustment device may include a magnetic element config...