ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,288, issued on May 6, was assigned to Integrity Implants Inc. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Surgical device for insertion of guide wire and pedicle screw" was invented by Wyatt Drake Geist (Davie, Fla.) and Steven Vanni (North Miami, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a surgical tool and method for forming a pilot bore by inserting a guide wire into bone. The surgical tool is also constructed to insert a bone screw that is preloaded onto the surgical tool with a guide wire extending along the longitudinal axis of the bone screw. This construction allows the guide wire and the bone screw to be located and plac...