The European Patent Office granted Aurora Spine its first European patent for the Zip.
Aurora Spine's Zip is a minimally invasive spine implant. The patent covers Aurora Spine's family of Zip interspinous devices.
The family of devices features the Zip Ultra, Zip 51, Zip LP and Dyna-Zip. The EPO reported no oppositions have been filed against the patent.
The company has various U.S. and international patents pending for the Zip system and other technologies.