ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,298, issued on June 3, was assigned to JCBD LLC.

"Sacropelvic fusion implant system for providing a foundation for spinopelvic fixation constructs in adult spinal deformity surgery" was invented by Edward Jeffrey Donner (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Christopher Thomas Donner (Banner, Wyo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of surgically treating a patient suffering from severe pain and disability of the low back and buttock by stabilizing the patient's spinal column to their pelvis with an implant system including surgical tools and an implant designed to prevent movement between the sacrum and the ilium while being able to attach to...