ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,113, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Orthofix US LLC (Lewisville, Texas).
"Friction-fit implantable devices and assemblies" was invented by Jose Luis Charvet (Lewisville, Texas), Frank LaRosa (Lewisville, Texas) and John Lovell (Lewisville, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable device may be configured to couple to a bone screw for spinal fixation. The implantable device may include one or more friction-fit features to allow the implantable device to maintain its orientation before being locked into place by a set screw. For example, an implantable device may include a body comprising a sidewall. The sidewall may def...