ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,315, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Orthopedic implant altering apparatus and associated method of use" was invented by Jean-Noel Bordeaux (West Chester, Pa.), Madeline Mitchell (Norristown, Pa.), Anna Kedzierska (Philadelphia) and Rebecca Gray (Spring City, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for orthopedic implant altering include a first member, having a rotatable slot, which is connected to a first lever that is supported and rotatable in a support member attached to a screw mechanism that connects to an anvil that translates rotational force from the first lever int...