ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,962, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Nexxt Spine LLC (Noblesville, Ind.).
"Modular bone screw fixation system" was invented by Austin Clemens (Denver), Andrew Elsbury (McCordsville, Ind.), Benjamin Lewson (Indianapolis) and Caleb Morin (Fortville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixation system includes a rod, a fastener with a spherical head, a tulip housing and a cap within the tulip housing. The housing includes a pair of arms that define a rod channel, and each arm defines an upper locking opening and a lower locking opening, all of which open to the interior of the housing. The cap includes a main body defining a spheri...