ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,929, issued on April 1, was assigned to NuVasive Inc. (San Diego).
"Reduction instruments and methods" was invented by Michael Brotman (San Diego) and Gregory M. Mundis Jr. (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present subject disclosure provides a novel design for devices and methods for straightening a curved spine by using a reduction tool to move the spine with respect to an attached bone plate."
The patent was filed on May 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/318,009.
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