ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,026, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Medos International Sarl (Le Locle, Switzerland).
"Expandable inter vertebral fusion cage" was invented by Jonathan Melchor (Providence, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intervertebral implant includes a first endplate member and a second endplate member, and a distal wedge member and a proximal wedge member that couple the first and second endplate members together. The distal wedge member is configured to move in an expansion direction that causes the fusion cage to move from a contracted position to an expanded position."
The patent was filed on June 18, 2024, under Application No. 18...