ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,384, issued on July 15, was assigned to NuVasive Inc. (San Diego).
"Spinal balance assessment" was invented by Niall Casey (San Diego), Jennifer Jassawalla (San Diego), Eric Forman (San Diego) and Thomas Scholl (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application describes computer apparatus and software programs useful to the field of corrective spinal surgery. The apparatus and software implement and facilitate methods for assessing the degree of balance and alignment achieved through corrective measures applied to the spine prior to completing a surgical procedure. The apparatus and software facilitate pre-operative p...