ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,130, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to VertiFlex Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Interspinous spacer" was invented by Moti Altarac (Irvine, Calif.), Shawn Tebbe (Leixlip, Ireland), Joey Camia Reglos (Lake Forest, Calif.), Yang Cheng (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Murali P. Kadaba (San Carlos, Calif.) and Daniel H. Kim (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable spacer for placement between adjacent spinous processes in a spinal motion segment is provided. The spacer includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and passageway. A first arm and a second arm are connected to the body. Each arm has a pair of extensions and a saddle defin...