ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,513, issued on July 22.
"Anchoring device for use in spinal deformity correction surgery" was invented by Michael Kenneth Dodds (Dublin).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anchoring device (40) for anchoring one or more sub-laminar bands or tapes (60a, 60b) to a pedicle screw (30), the device (40) comprising: a first portion (41) configured for attachment to at least a base portion (32 L) of a head portion (32) of the pedicle screw (32); and at least one second portion (46a, 46b) for anchoring thereto a or a respective sub-laminar band or tape (60a, 60b); wherein the first portion (41) includes first interengagement means (42Na, 42 Nb)...