US Patent Issued to SI-Bone on Oct. 27 for "Matrix implant" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,247, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to SI-Bone Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Matrix implant" was invented by Bret W. Schneider (San Jose, Calif.), Roxanne Simon (San Jose, Calif.), Derek P. Lindsey (San Jose, Calif.) and Scott A Yerby (Montara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implants for the fusion or fixation of two bone segments are described. For example, the implants can be used for the fusion or fixation of the sacroiliac joint. The implants can have a matrix structure, have a rectilinear cross-sectional area, and have a curvature."

The patent was filed on Oct. 25, 2024, under Application No. 18/927,238.

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