US Patent Issued to TRM IP Management on May 20 for "Method of implanting an artificial disc replacement device" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,406, issued on May 20, was assigned to TRM IP Management LLC (Newport Beach, Calif.).

"Method of implanting an artificial disc replacement device" was invented by Robert S. Bray Jr. (Newport Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of implanting an artificial disc replacement device into a disc space between a first vertebra and a second vertebra including inserting a first endplate and a second endplate of the artificial disc replacement device into the disc space; using a distraction tool to distract the first endplate and the second endplate in order to seat the first endplate against the first vertebrae and to seat t...