ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,860, issued on May 13, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Low profile plate" was invented by Matthew Urban (Mont Clare, Pa.), Samuel Petersheim (Elverson, Pa.), Mark Miccio (Lynbrook, N.Y.) and Mark Fromhold (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application generally relates to orthopedic systems, and in particular, to systems including independent plates and spacers. A plating system can include a spacer and a plate that is independent from the spacer. A number of locking mechanisms can be provided to secure the plate to the spacer. In some cases, the spacer includes a pair of notches that e...