ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,469, issued on July 15, was assigned to SpineSmith Partners LP (Austin, Texas).

"System and method of treatment of bone lesions" was invented by John B. Rossman (Austin, Texas), Dru Dunworth (Austin, Texas) and Nathan Drawe (Boerne, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a method and device for treatment of bone lesions. The device may include a combination of a drill device, a drill guide, a guide wire, and a syringe. The drill device includes a cannula through which a substance may be injected, an attachment head, and a drill bit. The attachment head may include a fitting for a powered or manual drill...