ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,972, issued on July 28, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Expandable inter-body device, system, and method" was invented by Loic Josse (Palm Beach Garden, Fla.) and Muriel Cazin (Caluire-et-Cuire, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone pin installation system is disclosed. The bone pin installation system may include a hollow surgical tool extending in a longitudinal direction and may have a guide portion at a distal end thereof. The system may include one or more bone pins having a curved body and a support arm. The system may also include one or more connector plates having a superior surface, an inferio...