US Patent Issued to Globus Medical on July 29 for "Systems and methods for treating rib fractures and osteotomies using implantation" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,958, issued on July 29, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Systems and methods for treating rib fractures and osteotomies using implantation" was invented by John LaColla (West Chester, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods include solutions for fixation at the rib head for fractures and osteotomies adjacent to the rib head and transverse process. The disclosed rib plates, anchor systems, other implants, and instrumentation may also be applied to mid-rib fractures. The systems and methods may be used in the treatment of rib deformities, including the correction of rib hump deformity via thoracoplast...