ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,925, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Aurora Spine Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Hybrid radiolucent surgical operating tube" was invented by Laszlo Garamszegi (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Trent James Northcutt (Oceanside, Calif.) and Jeremi Leasure (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for sacroiliac fusion surgery is provided. The apparatus includes a tube that allows x-ray visualization of objects passing through the tube, the tube having a proximal end with an opening and a distal end with an opening. The tube further has one or more mounts on its distal end for attaching removable anchoring tips thereto. The a...