US Patent Issued to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC on Jan. 13 for "Expandable inter-body device, expandable plate system, and associated methods" (French, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,252, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Expandable inter-body device, expandable plate system, and associated methods" was invented by Loic Josse (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Bertrand Peultier (Les Hopitaux Neufs, France) and Jerome Nayet (Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides for spinal implants and plates including, for example, expandable plates deployable between a contracted position and an expanded position. The expandable plate may include an expandable body including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may include a...