ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,290, issued on May 6, was assigned to NuVasive Inc. (San Diego).
"System and method for altering rotational alignment of bone sections" was invented by Scott Pool (Laguna Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure describes systems and methods for altering bone sections in a patient. In one embodiment, a system may include an intramedullary implant including: a housing configured to be secured to a first section of bone, where the housing may include one or more shaft engaging grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof; a distraction shaft configured to be secured to a second section of bone, where the ...