ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,056, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to VB Spine US Opco LLC (Leesburg, Va.).
"Stylet feeder for surgical tool" was invented by Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr (Bloomingdale, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stylet feeder for connection to a surgical tool includes a base for attaching to a surgical tool, the base having a platform and a skirt extending distally from the platform. The stylet feeder also includes an extension protruding proximally from the platform of the base, the extension having a proximal end housing a pawl, the pawl having a distal end with a threaded portion. The base and the extension define a passage extending in a ...