US Patent Issued to Globus Medical on Nov. 4 for "Systems and methods for surgical procedures using band clamp implants and tensioning instruments" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,420, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Systems and methods for surgical procedures using band clamp implants and tensioning instruments" was invented by Patrick Murray (Collegeville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implants, systems, and methods for securing a flexible band, thereby providing a desired correction to the spine. The implant may secure the flexible band to a spinal rod and/or a pedicle screw. The implant has a locking mechanism to secure the band. The band may be looped around bony anatomy and tensioned to achieve correction and provide fixation as an alternative or supplement to p...