ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,347, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to MiRus LLC (Marietta, Ga.).

"Anterior lumbar interbody fusion device with bidirectional screws" was invented by Chris Hapstack (Marietta, Ga.) and Jorge Isaza (Baton Rouge, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include an implant. The implant includes a body defining a central opening. The body has a first surface and a second surface spaced apart and opposite from the first surface. The second surface at least partially defines the central opening. The first surface defines a plurality of openings including a first opening and a second opening. Each of the openings extends ...