ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,133, issued on May 13, was assigned to SPINAL GENERATIONS LLC (Mokena, Ill.).
"Fluid delivery device and bone screw" was invented by Patrick J. Sweeney (Flossmoor, Ill.) and Matthew V. Leyden (St. Paul, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A delivery device for delivering substance to bone includes a luer portion configured to be detachably coupled to a bit driver, the luer portion having a luer thread. A bit portion is rigidly coupled the luer portion, and the bit portion is configured to accommodate the bit driver. A fluted portion is rigidly coupled to the bit portion, the fluted portion comprising a flute, the flute configured to...