ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,739, issued on June 24, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Sublaminar band clamp" was invented by Patrick Murray (Collegeville, Pa.), David Leff (Philadelphia) and Shawn Cox (Reading, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and devices for securing a sublaminar band are provided. A sublaminar band clamp system may include a first locking mechanism, a second locking mechanism, and a body. The body may include a first portion comprising a first passage, wherein the first locking mechanism is disposed within the first passage. The body may further include a second portion comprising a second passage, where...