ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,374, issued on June 17, was assigned to Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics Inc. (San Diego).
"Noninvasively adjustable suture anchors" was invented by Edmund J. Roschak (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Thomas B. Buford (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Blair Walker (Mission Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a method of treating a patient includes: providing a tensioning device having: a connector configured to couple to a soft tissue, and an adjustable anchor configured to couple to the connector and to couple to a bone, wherein the adjustable anchor comprises: a first end and a second end; a housing extending between th...