ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,049, issued on July 29.
"Method and apparatus for orthopedic implant" was invented by Uwe R. Pontius (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tibial implant may include a plurality of implant subunits. The implant subunits may be configured for individual insertion within a wedge-shaped-void of the tibia. The implant subunits may further be configured for assembly in order to provide an implant substantially covering an exposed portion of cortical bone formed when performing a surgical osteotomy. Methods and kits for insertion and assembly of implants are further described."
The patent was filed on March 1, 2021, under Applicat...