ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,924, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Gomboc LLC (Metairie, La.).
"Device and treatment of abnormal spine curvature" was invented by Stephen D Cook (Metairie, La.), Liam P. Nolan (New Orleans) and Laura P. Patron (Belle Chase, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic screw device that includes a fastening stem, a housing, a magnet assembly, and one or more magnets. The housing is configured to receive the fastening stem, such that the housing can rotate and angulate relative to the fastening stem. The housing is also configured to secure the magnet assembly. The magnet assembly contains two magnet holders that are each configu...