US Patent Issued to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on June 17 for "Spinal fixation system" (Minnesota, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,654, issued on June 17, was assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Spinal fixation system" was invented by Brett Freedman (Rochester, Minn.), April V. Krivoniak (Greensburg, Pa.) and Kendall D. Dennis (Rochester, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal fixation system includes an expandable disc replacement body and an adjustment mechanism. The expandable disc replacement body includes a first wall, a second wall, a hinge connecting the first wall and the second wall, and a first bone-screw receiving section at a proximal end of the first wall. The adjustment mechanism is positioned ...