Patent Issued for Method and implant device for grafting adjacent vertebral bodies (USPTO 12097125).

A patent has been issued for a method and implant device for grafting adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant device has a modular construction that enhances surgery flexibility and allows for minimally invasive approaches. It includes an endplate with an inner disc portion and outer ring portion, as well as a ball-joint rod that interconnects the bony structures. The device provides advantages such as easy assembly and insertion, support for bone growth, and motion preservation. The method involves attaching endplates to the vertebral bodies and interconnecting them using the ball-joint rod. [Extracted from the article]