US Patent Issued to Spinal Simplicity on Sept. 29 for "Medical implant" (Kansas, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,044, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Spinal Simplicity LLC (Overland Park, Kan.).

"Medical implant" was invented by Adam Frock (Lenexa, Kan.), Todd Moseley (Olathe, Kan.), Jeff Slover (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Melissa Frock (Lenexa, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods for stabilization of bones and/or joints are disclosed. A medical implant may be inserted into a treatment site, such as an interspinous process space. The implant may have an outer body, an inner body coupled to the outer body, distal wings coupled to the inner body, proximal wings coupled to the outer body, and a threaded screw coupled...