Trinity Orthopedics Receives New Patent

Trinity Orthopedics received the OK from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its monoplanar pedicle screw method, system and kit.Trinity currently markets the posterior fixation system in the United States under the ReStor brand.

“Recent clinical studies support our assertion that failure to re-establish and maintain the natural curve of the lumbar spine adversely loads adjacent discs and may lead to further degeneration and additional surgery,” said James F. Marino, M.D., Trinity’s founder and lead inventor of the novel monoplanar screw design. “Our ReStor system is intended to help the surgeon fuse the spine in an anatomical position as well as maintain the integrity of the anterior column.”

Adjacent segment degeneration is reported to have a 5 to 10 perecent re-operation rate for fusion of adjacent levels, according to company officials

Three U.S. patents previously have been granted to Trinity, and 18 U.S. and 16 foreign patents are pending surrounding minimally invasive surgical technique, implantable devices, and supporting instrumentation.

San Diego, Calif.-based Trinity Orthopedics develops product to reduce the complications associated spine surgery. Dr. Marino is a practicing orthopedic surgeon and a recognized innovator in minimally invasive spine surgery. He was a founder of NuVasive, Inc., where he developed commercially successful spinal fusion procedures and product systems.