ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,008, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Shifamed Holdings LLC (Campbell, Calif.).
"Adjustable medical device" was invented by Claudio Argento (Felton, Calif.) and Andrew Backus (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical devices that can be delivered in a first, flexible configuration and subsequently locked into a second, rigid configuration are provided. The device comprises an elongate body having a plurality of slots openings along a bending portion of the body. Using a tension member to shorten the distance between two points along the elongate body causes the device to curve. The device can be locked into the cur...