ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,402, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Locking system and method" was invented by Scott Lavoritano (West Chester, Pa.) and Brent Oberholtzer (West Chester, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An strut assembly extends along a strut axis and comprises a strut body, an actuator, and a locking assembly. The strut body includes a rod and a sleeve. The rod is translatable relative to the sleeve along the strut axis. The actuator is linearly engaged with the sleeve such that linear movement of the actuator causes linear movement of the sleeve. The locking assembly includes a lock member config...