ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,964, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ZachMed LLC (Tucson, Ariz.).
"Methods and systems for correcting or ameliorating spinal curvature deformities" was invented by Wade Donald Groenewold (Tucson, Ariz.) and Dalton Dorner Groenewold (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for axial spinal derotation for ameliorating or correcting aberrant spinal column deviations, such as but not limited to those associated with scoliosis. The systems and methods help facilitate the application of significant derotational forces to individual vertebrae and posterior elements. The present invention describes a two-piece sys...