ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,955, issued on July 29, was assigned to Highridge Medical LLC (Westminster, Colo.).
"Ratcheting rapid rod reduction instrument" was invented by Randall G. Mast (Denver), Allison Christine Capote (Boulder, Colo.) and Caleb Lee Stoll (Broomfield, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod reduction instrument includes an inner sleeve, a first housing portion, a second housing portion, a plurality of engagement members, and a ratchet mechanism. The inner sleeve can include a threaded proximal portion and a distal end. The first housing portion can be positioned over at least a portion of the inner sleeve. The second housing portion can ...