ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,075, issued on Nov. 18.
"Expandable intervertebral fusion implant" was invented by Loubert S. Suddaby (Orchard Park, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable intervertebral fusion implant, including a base, an inferior component arranged on a first side of the base, a superior component arranged on a second side of the base, opposite the first side, a first worm rotatably arranged in the base and including a through-hole, a second worm rotatably arranged in the base, the second worm concentrically aligned with and spaced apart from the first worm, and an expansion mechanism, including a first screw extending between the base...