US Patent Issued to Spark Assets on June 23 for "Piezoelectric spinal implant and methods of making and using same" (Massachusetts, Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,234, issued on June 23, was assigned to Spark Assets LLC (Needham, Mass.).

"Piezoelectric spinal implant and methods of making and using same" was invented by Ziev Moses (Needham, Mass.), Kevin Chappuis (Saugus, Mass.), Luke Diehl (Medford, Mass.) and Lance Smith (Edmond, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal implant capable of generating an electric output includes a first endplate, a second endplate, and a piezoelectric component disposed between the first and second endplates. The spinal implant may further include an intermediate body and a second piezoelectric component disposed between the intermediate body and the seco...