ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,152, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Spinal implant system and method" was invented by Rex W. Armstrong (Memphis, Tenn.) and William Alan Rezach (Memphis, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal construct includes a coupling member including a first mating surface engageable with an existing fastener implant. The existing fastener implant being connected with an existing spinal rod implant. A connector is engageable with the existing fastener implant and has a rod extending therefrom. A locking member is engageable with a second mating surface of the coupling member. Systems, surgical ...