US Patent Issued to Moskowitz Family on Dec. 9 for "Expandable spinal spacer device" (Maryland, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,088, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Moskowitz Family LLC (Rockville, Md.).

"Expandable spinal spacer device" was invented by Ahmnon D. Moskowitz (Rockville, Md.), Mosheh T. Moskowitz (Rockville, Md.), Pablo A. Valdivia Y. Alvarado (Cambridge, Mass.), Eric Sugalski (Arlington, Mass.), Nathan C. Moskowitz (Rockville, Md.) and David Schoon (Rockville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A unique, universal Zero-Profile Expandable Intervertebral Spacer (ZP-EIS) device for fusion and distraction throughout the entire spine is provided which can be inserted via anterior, anterolateral, lateral, far lateral or posterior surgical approaches...