ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,866, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Expandable anterior lumbar implants" was invented by Mark Weiman (Downingtown, Pa.), Matthew Bakey (Philadelphia) and Colm Mclaughlin (Glenside, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Expandable fusion devices, systems, and methods thereof. The expandable fusion implant may include upper and lower endplates configured to engage adjacent vertebrae and an actuator assembly for expanding the upper and lower endplates to independently control anterior and posterior heights of the implant. The actuator assembly may be operated in two modes: (1) to force the upper and...