ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,131, issued on Feb. 24.
"Intraarticular spacer for stabilizing an ilium and a sacrum" was invented by Cheng-Lun Soo (Oklahoma City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and intraarticular spacer for stabilizing an ilium and a sacrum at a sacroiliac joint, the intraarticular spacer includes a body defining an exterior surface that includes at least one anchor adapted to engage the sacrum and the ilium, a proximal end smaller than a distal end, at least one aperture, and an exterior channel. The distal end includes a driver engagement. The anchor may include a thread on the exterior surface arranged longitudinally about a central axi...