ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,747, issued on June 10.
"Side pocket spinal fusion cage" was invented by Seth Neubardt (Rye, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal implant is provided including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface and a back surface, two side surfaces extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, the two side surfaces extending between the front surface and the back surface and an opening positioned closer to the back surface than the front surface. The opening is provided to contain graft material that spans between a cortical rim of the upper vertebral body and the cortical rim of the lower vertebral body. The met...