ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,647, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Bi-planar persuader" was invented by Christopher Hutchens (Granite Bay, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to surgical instruments for spinal surgery. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a bi-planar rod persuader for urging a spinal rod into a screw, and methods regarding the same. The bi-planar rod persuader may include an implant holder, which may also include a holding sleeve. A securing foot may be attached to the distal end of the holding sleeve, and the holding sleeve may also include...