US Patent Issued to Warsaw Orthopedic on Nov. 3 for "Spinal implant system and method" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,643, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Spinal implant system and method" was invented by Jaredan Braal (Memphis, Tenn.), Julien J. Prevost (Memphis, Tenn.), Robert M. Loke (Memphis, Tenn.) and Thomas J. Stinchfield (Germantown, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal implant comprises at least one bone fastener including a proximal portion configured for fixation with a first anterior cortical surface of a vertebra and a distal portion configured for fixation with a second cortical surface of the vertebra. The proximal portion is engageable with a surgical driver having a surgical navigati...