ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,444, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Spinal Simplicity LLC (Overland Park, Kan.).
"Reduction system for spondylolisthesis" was invented by Todd Moseley (Olathe, Kan.), Jeffrey David Lee (Prairie Village, Kan.) and Melissa Frock (Lenexa, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for reducing spondylolisthesis. The system includes a bracket comprising a first opening and a second opening, a first and second rod, and a first and second knob. The system may be placed onto a patient's back, the rods may be inserted through the first opening and the second opening and further into a first vertebral part and a second verteb...