ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,164, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics Inc. (San Diego).
"Adjustable implant" was invented by Jorge Lopez Camacho (Oxnard, Calif.) and Shawn Placie (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect of the disclosure relates to an aspect of the disclosure relates to an adjustable implant including: a housing; a first adjustable member at least partially positioned within the housing and moveable relative to the housing; and a first actuation assembly positioned within the first adjustable member and configured to move the first adjustable member relative to the housing."
The patent was f...