ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,956, issued on July 29, was assigned to Argos Industries Florida LLC (Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.).
"Pedicle screw removal device" was invented by John Jenkins (Windermere, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedicle screw removal device is provided. The pedicle screw removal device may include a head cap configured to fit over a pedicle screw head, at least one hole in the head cap corresponding to a groove in the pedicle screw head, a removal rod configured to fit through the at least one hole in the head cap and the groove in the pedicle screw head to facilitate rotating the pedicle screw during removal, and a removal handle havi...