Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Hook-Spring Plate For Growth Modulation Of Immature Rib To Correct Early Onset Scoliosis' Filed by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children

MUMBAI, India, April 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517014738 A) filed by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children, Dallas, on Feb. 20, for 'hook-spring plate for growth modulation of immature rib to correct early onset scoliosis.'

Inventor(s) include Zhang, Hong; and Niese, Brad.

The application for the patent was published on April 25, under issue no. 17/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A device to modulate growth of an immature rib comprising a spring plate configured to provide an elastic spring function in bending along its length; two rib hooks each configured to secure the spring plate to the immature rib; and a transverse hook or a pedicle scr...