US Patent Issued to Integrity Implants on May 13 for "Retractor distractor blade system" (North Carolina, Georgia, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,561, issued on May 13, was assigned to Integrity Implants Inc. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Retractor distractor blade system" was invented by Wyatt Drake Geist (Davie, Fla.), Raphael Roybal (Savannah, Ga.) and Bradley Sutika (Winston Salem, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention involves a retraction distraction blade system suitable for use with retractor and distractor tools for the implantation of intervertebral implants into the spine area of an animal, particularly humans. The retractor distractor blade includes structures for attaching the blade to a retractor or distractor tool to provide visual access to a surgica...