US Patent Issued to K2M on April 1 for "Medical device and method to correct deformity" (California, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,922, issued on April 1, was assigned to K2M Inc. (Leesburg, Va.).

"Medical device and method to correct deformity" was invented by Dan Sachs (Minneapolis) and Corbett Stone (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for correcting a spinal deformity includes an implant fixed to one side of a vertebra and a rod extending along an axis of the spine on a second side of the vertebra. An adjustment member, which may include a reel, is coupled to the rod. A force directing member, such as a cable, extends between the rod and the adjustment member. The force directing member is retractable toward and extendible from the adjustment m...