ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,130, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Ortho Pediatrics Corp. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Bone anchor head converter" was invented by Scott Lubensky (Warsaw, Ind.), Ryan Harper (Warsaw, Ind.), Rebecca Boerigter Lengyel (Fort Wayne, Ind.), David Wayne Daniels (Winona Lake, Ind.) and Scott J. Luhmann (Ladue, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedicle screw tulip head converter. The converter can have a first portion joined to a second portion. The first portion can have a surface parallel to a first portion plane, and an opening defining a first portion axis. The second portion can extend from the first portion and can have a surface parallel ...