ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,046, issued on July 1, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Spinal construct" was invented by Jason M. May (Collierville, Tenn.), William A. Rezach (Covington, Tenn.), Lawrence G. Lenke (New York) and Roger P. Jackson (Prairie Village, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal construct comprises a fastener including a head. A member includes an inner surface defining a cavity configured for disposal of the head and a groove configured for disposal of a band that is engageable with the head to connect the fastener and the member. The member includes a transverse rod. A coupling member is engageable with the inner...