ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,863, issued on May 13, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Intervertebral spacer and plate" was invented by Jody L. Seifert (Birdsboro, Pa.), Alex Burkhardt (Akron, Pa.), Kevin Gahman (Douglassville, Pa.), Chad Glerum (Pennsburg, Pa.), Mark Weiman (Downingtown, Pa.), John Matthews (San Diego), Michael Ashleigh (Phoenixville, Pa.), Sean Gill (Boothwyn, Pa.) and Mark Miccio (Lynbrook, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments herein are generally directed to spinal implants, systems, apparatuses, and components thereof that can be used in spinal fusion and/or stabilization procedures, as well as methods of instal...