ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,042, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to VGI Medical LLC (Largo, Fla.).
"Method and apparatus for spinal facet fusion" was invented by Tov Vestgaarden (Madeira Beach, Fla.) and Scott Ely (Pinellas Park, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal facet fusion implant comprising: an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the elongated body being characterized by a superior body surface and an inferior body surface; a superior stabilizer extending outwardly from the superior body surface, the superior stabilizer being characterized by a superior...