US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on April 29 for "Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants" (District Of Columbia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,342, issued on April 29, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants" was invented by Faheem A. Sandhu (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. An access cannula may be introduced over the first dilator tube. A drill may...