US Patent Issued to Globus Medical on March 11 for "Lateral spine stabilization devices and methods" (Pennsylvania, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,797, issued on March 11, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Lateral spine stabilization devices and methods" was invented by David C. Paul (Phoenixville, Pa.), Sean Suh (Milltown, N.J.), Jody L. Seifert (Birdsboro, Pa.) and Mark Fromhold (Phoenixville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resilient core is positioned between bony projections which are offset from a principal load bearing region of a spinal joint. Shaped projections extend from the core, and engage the bony projections by conforming to anatomical landmarks, and may be fastened to the bony projections. During flexion of the joint, the core absorbs so...