US Patent Issued to Mark Jacobson, PLLC on Dec. 9 for "Systems and methods for spinal fixation" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,011, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Mark Jacobson, PLLC (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

"Systems and methods for spinal fixation" was invented by Mark Jacobson (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal fixation system including: a pedicle screw including a screw head, a screw tip opposite to the screw head, a screw body extending from the screw head to the screw tip, and a channel extending from a first opening defined in the screw head to a second opening defined at a side of screw body; a tulip head defining a cavity configured to accommodate the screw head, and defining a slot configured to accommodate a fixati...