ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,945, issued on March 17, was assigned to SurGenTec LLC (Boca Raton, Fla.).
"Methods, systems, and apparatuses for spinal fusion" was invented by Travis Greenhalgh (Boca Raton, Fla.), Andrew Shoup (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Bryan Hellriegel (Boynton Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for implanting an intrafacet implant includes making an incision, advancing an instrument assembly through the incision and to a facet joint. The instrument assembly includes a guide having a lumen extending therethrough. The method includes anchoring the guide at the facet joint, advancing an intrafacet implant to the facet joint through th...