ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,926, issued on Sept. 30.
"Hybrid approach methods for sacroiliac joint stabilization" was invented by Joseph Robbins (Vestavia Hills, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lateral-posterior approach sacroiliac joint stabilizing method including, as viewed from a lateral view of a pelvic region of a prone patient, forming a first incision that is anterior to a posterior sacral wall and inferior to an ala and a second incision that is located along a lateral border of the sacroiliac joint, and thereafter, forming a first void that extends from the first incision, through the ilium, across the sacroiliac joint and into the sacrum and a...