US Patent Issued to Genesys Orthopedic Systems on July 15 for "Retractor/compression/distraction system" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,351, issued on July 15, was assigned to Genesys Orthopedic Systems LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Retractor/compression/distraction system" was invented by Marc J. Levine (Richboro, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A minimally invasive system for retraction, compression and distraction includes a tap having a shaft with threads and a head, a blade having a proximal end and a distal end and a base removably mountable to the proximal end. The tap is configured to form screw threads in a bone. The distal end is mountable to the head. The blade is pivotable relative to the head in a mounted configuration. The blade is configured to facilitate s...