ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,240, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Nuvasive Inc. (San Diego).
"Distraction loss magnet on-off mechanism" was invented by Jorge Lopez Camacho (Oxnard, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are lock mechanisms configured for locking and unlocking rotation of a driver and a driven gear system in implantable distraction and compression systems, and implantable medical devices and implantable distraction and compression systems including such lock mechanisms. The lock mechanisms include a keeper that is configured to move from a locked position to an unlocked position in response to a rotation of the driver, wherein,...