ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,239, issued on June 23, was assigned to SI-Bone Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Sacro-iliac joint stabilizing implants and methods of implantation" was invented by W. Carlton Reckling (Cheyenne, Wyo.), Scott A. Yerby (Montara, Calif.) and Paul M. Sand (Redwood City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of implanting SI joint stabilization implants across a SI joint from a dorsal approach. The methods may include advancing an elongate implant positioning guide in a dorsal trajectory into an ilium of a subject, directly engaging a guide interface member of a SI joint stabilization implant with the positioning guide to restrict mo...