ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,627, issued on May 13, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Stabilization systems" was invented by Donald Anding (Philadelphia), Andrew Davison (Downingtown, Pa.), James Gault (Philadelphia) and Alex Bada (Phoenixville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods of bone stabilization. The bone stabilization system includes a variety of plates, including a tine plate. The tine plate may include an elongate body and first and second ears extending from the elongate body, each of the first and second ears defining a screw hole therethrough, and a first tine extending from the first ear and a second ...