ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,467, issued on July 15, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Arcuate fixation member" was invented by Kurt Schmura (Middleboro, Mass.), Thomas Donner (Thibodaux, La.), Lawton Laurence (Phoenixville, Pa.), Wamis Singhatat (Malvern, Pa.), Jared Schoenly (Spring City, Pa.), David E. Evans (Atlanta) and William Miller (Middleboro, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Arcuate fixation members with varying configurations and/or features are provided, along with additional components for use therewith in provided fixation systems and intervertebral implant systems. The arcuate fixation members may be of varying len...