US Patent Issued to Globus Medical on July 29 for "Interbody fusion devices with self-affixing mechanisms" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,059, issued on July 29, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Interbody fusion devices with self-affixing mechanisms" was invented by Don Reed (Philadelphia), Aditya Ingalhalikar (Pune, India), Jeff Nichols (Medford, N.J.), Brandon Preske (Newtown Square, Pa.), Mark Fromhold (Phoenixville, Pa.), Colm McLaughlin (Glenside, Pa.), Mark Adams (Downingtown, Pa.) and Brian Garvey (Media, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Interbody fusion devices including deployable fixation members. The implant may include a spacer, optionally, an end member coupled to the spacer, and one or more fixation members configured to extend into ...