ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,132, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to MT ORTHO S.R.L. (Aci Sant'Antonio, Italy).
"Granule made of biocompatible metallic material for vertebroplasty" was invented by Gaetano Sorano (Trecastagni, Italy) and Roberto Drago (Viagrande, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a granule made of biocompatible metallic material, in particular made of titanium or titanium alloys, for vertebroplasty operations. The granule has a spherical shape and includes a central core with a solid structure, also spherical, having an outer surface from which a first diametrical rib and a second diametrical rib also having a solid structure, pro...