ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,832, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Bala Sundararajan (Borough of Malvern, Pa.).

"Multi-piece intervertebral implants" was invented by Jennifer Klimek (Paducah, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Intervertebral implants for implanting into an intervertebral space are provided. The implants can comprise one or more layers that are operably attached to one another. An implant can comprise a first layer having a first mating surface that mates with a second mating surface of a second layer. The first mating surface and the second mating surface can have features that allow them to complement each other. The implants can include one or...