US Patent Issued to VB Spine US Opco on Feb. 10 for "Segmental correction and spondylolisthesis reduction" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,114, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to VB Spine US Opco LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Segmental correction and spondylolisthesis reduction" was invented by Larry E. McClintock (Gore, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for correcting spinal deformities may include at least lateral rods extending across adjacent vertebrae to be retained at either end by pedicle screws. A cross-coupler may be coupled to each lateral rod, and a longitudinal rod may run along the spine and be coupled to the lateral rods by the cross-couplers. The assembly may be used to correct spinal deformities by manipulating the pedicle screws or cross-coupler...