ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,477, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics Inc. (San Diego, Pa.).
"Interspinous process device and method" was invented by Scott Pool (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Arvin Chang (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Peter P. Tran (Irvine, Calif.) and Blair Walker (Mission Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interspinous process device is configured for placement between adjacent spinous processes on a subject's spine. The device includes a housing configured for mounting to a first spinal process, the housing having a lead screw fixedly secured at one end thereof. A magnetic assembly is at least partially disposed ...