ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,253, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to MiRus LLC (Marietta, Ga.).

"Bone screw locking receiver and bone screw system" was invented by Daniel Jobe (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations described herein include a screw locking receiver. The screw locking receiver includes a receiver frame which has a first surface, a second surface opposite and spaced apart from the first surface, and an inner surface which extends between the first surface and the second surface. The receiver frame defines a cylindrical inner channel having a central axis. The receiver includes a counterbore which extends along a first...