ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,631, issued on May 13, was assigned to Spinedust SAS (France).
"Guided systems and methods for implanting fasteners into tissue" was invented by Noel Graziani (Marseilles, France) and Olivier Levrier (Marseilles, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods are provided for implanting screws into tissue, such as bone. A system comprises a screwdriver having a central shaft with a longitudinal axis and a distal end configured for attachment to a screw and an inner lumen for receiving a guidewire. The device further includes a retaining device for holding the guidewire fixed relative to the screw as the screw is a...