ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,034, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to SI-Bone Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Implants for spinal fixation and or fusion" was invented by Ali H. Mesiwala (Claremont, Calif.), Mark A. Reiley (Delray Beach, Fla.), Paul M. Sand (Redwood City, Calif.), Bret W. Schneider (San Jose, Calif.), Scott A. Yerby (Montara, Calif.), Christopher I. Shaffrey (Durham, N.C.), Robert K. Eastlack (La Jolla, Calif.), Juan S. Uribe (Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Isador H. Lieberman (Plano, Texas), Frank M. Phillips (Chicago), David W. Polly (Edina, Minn.), Phillip J. Singer (Bowling Green, Ky.), Jeffrey B. Phelps (North Richland Hills, Texas), Derek P. Lindsey (San Jose, Calif.), Patrick Kahn (Livermore, C...