ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,473, issued on July 15.
"Laminoplasty implant systems and methods" was invented by Alex James McMullen (Rochester, N.Y.), Megan Luzenski (Milford, Mich.), Aaron Joseph Craig (Saint Paul, Minn.), Gregory Thomas Gdowski (Rochester, N.Y.) and Martin Gira (Hilton, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laminoplasty implant system includes a spacer implant configured for insertion into an interlaminal space defined by a cut into a lamina of a vertebra. The spacer implant includes a first end and a second end, and a tunnel extending axially between the first end and the second end. The laminoplasty implant system also includes a single fast...