ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,203, issued on July 14, was assigned to SPINE23 INC. (Campbell, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for pedicle screw stabilization of spinal vertebrae" was invented by Sherwin Hua (Hillsborough, Calif.) and Natasha Chernishof (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and embodiments of a method for stabilizing spinal vertebrae through a skin incision. In some embodiments, the system or method can include a first screw having a first screw head, a second screw having a second screw head, and a third screw having a third screw head, a first tower having a distal portion, a proximal portion...