US Patent Issued to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC on June 3 for "Dual expandable inter-body device" (American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,308, issued on June 3, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Dual expandable inter-body device" was invented by Loic Josse (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Bertrand Peultier (Les Hopitaux Neufs, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides for spinal implants configured for lateral insertion techniques deployable between a contracted position and an expanded position. The spinal implant may include a first endplate and a second endplate, each having a plurality of guide walls and inclined ramps. The spinal implant may further include a moving mechanism having first and second trolleys configure...