ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,079, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to K2M Inc. (Leesburg, Va.).
"Interbody implants and instrumentation" was invented by Bryan D. Milz (Florida, N.Y.), Brian Haight (Sussex, N.J.), Justyna Zielinska (Linden, N.J.), Shawn Graham (Morristown, N.J.) and Christian Karl Schultz (Hoboken, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally f...