ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,929, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Revision connectors, systems and methods thereof" was invented by Patrick Murray (Collegeville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Connector assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A modular connector has a first end that clamps to a first rod in an existing construct and a second end having a modular connection point configured to connect a second rod in a new construct such that the new construct can be extended from the existing construct."

The patent was filed on Sept. 30, 2022, under Application No. 17/937,056.

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