US Patent Issued to SHANGHAI KINETIC MEDICAL on Nov. 4 for "Vertically and laterally expandable vertebral cage" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,509, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to SHANGHAI KINETIC MEDICAL Co. LTD. (Shanghai).

"Vertically and laterally expandable vertebral cage" was invented by Ernest N. Corrao Jr. (Bethel, Conn.) and Charles A. Wing (Milford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable vertebral device includes a base assembly having end portions that are movable relative to one another via adjustment of an adjustment mechanism at the first end portion. A plurality of movable plates are movably disposed at the base assembly and are at least vertically movable relative to the base assembly as the end portions are moved relative to one another. Each o...