US Patent Issued to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC on June 17 for "Pop-on-cap assemblies having opposing splay-resisting features and generally demi-teardrop opposing rotation-preventing/rotation-resisting features for spinal surgery" (Florida, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,419, issued on June 17, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Pop-on-cap assemblies having opposing splay-resisting features and generally demi-teardrop opposing rotation-preventing/rotation-resisting features for spinal surgery" was invented by Jason M. May (St. Johns, Fla.), Christel Italiaie (Memphis, Tenn.) and William Rezach (Covington, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal-surgery system having a rod receiver and/or a cap. The cap has a cylindrical body, opposing splay-resisting flanges, and an opposing rotation-preventing/rotation-resisting wings, each wing having a lateral rotation-preventing surface ...