ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,769, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Alphatec Spine Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Bone fixation systems and methods" was invented by Nathaniel DuBois (Vista, Calif.), Scott Robinson (Encinitas, Calif.), Steven Leong (San Diego) and Jonathan T. Costabile (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a bone fixation plate for preventing a fastener from rotating so as to prevent the fastener from backing out is provided. The system includes a plate having an opening. A retention member having an arm extending into the opening is configured to engage the head of the fastener so as to prevent the fastener from rotating after the f...