US Patent Issued to DUET SPINE HOLDINGS on May 27 for "Bone fixation system and methods of use" (Illinois, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,641, issued on May 27, was assigned to DUET SPINE HOLDINGS LLC (Winona Lake, Ind.).

"Bone fixation system and methods of use" was invented by Richard G. Fessler (Lake Forest, Ill.), Jon C. Serbousek (Winona Lake, Ind.), Jeffrey Nycz (Warsaw, Ind.) and Jill A. Serbousek (Winona Lake, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone fixation system comprises a first fastener configured to anchor into a first vertebrae, a second fastener configured to anchor into a second vertebrae, and a set screw to retain the second fastener to the first fastener. The first fastener includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and a head. The shaft...