ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,230, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to THORAGENIX INNOVATIONS INC. (Boca Raton, Fla.).

"System and method to fuse bone" was invented by Frederick J. Thabet (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Ravi Kanagala (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and James Searle (Highlands Ranch, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant is provided that is operable to be disposed between and fuse two sections of a bone. The implant includes a material that is operable to abut against the two sections of the bone. The material is porous and/or fibrous and is operable to receive at least one cellular growth factor."

The patent was filed on March 11, 2022, under Applic...