ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,149, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Surgical instrument and method" was invented by Adam D. Glaser (Collierville, Tenn.), Daniel Paxton Wall (Cordova, Tenn.) and William Alan Rezach (Covington, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument is provided that includes a first member defining a longitudinal axis and including a first mating surface engageable with a second mating surface of a fastener. A second member includes an expandable portion. A third member is engageable with the expandable portion to releasably capture the fastener. A first lever is connected to the first m...