ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,899, issued on July 29, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Devices and systems for surgical retraction" was invented by Joel Cryder (Warrington, Pa.) and Mark Weiman (Downingtown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Retractor blade assemblies, retractors, kits, and methods of using the same. The retractor blade assembly may include a retractor blade, a pedicle screw, and a screw mount that connects the pedicle screw to the retractor blade. The retractor blade may have a proximal end configured to engage a retractor body and a distal end configured to retract soft tissue. The pedicle screw may have a head portion remo...