ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,743, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Spinal implant system and method" was invented by Jonathan M. Dewey (Memphis, Tenn.), Shane Lars Riding (Bartlett, Tenn.), Julien J. Prevost (Memphis, Tenn.), William Alan Rezach (Covington, Tenn.), Jeffrey Warren Beale (Bartlett, Tenn.) and Gregory Thomas Poulter (Zionsville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal implant includes a first member defining an implant cavity. A second member is movable relative to the first member and penetrable with tissue. A first crown is engageable with the first member, and a second crown is engageable with the sec...