ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,862, issued on Sept. 16.
"Systems and methods for providing a tibial baseplate system" was invented by G. Lynn Rasmussen (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tibial baseplate system is described. While the system can include any suitable component, in some instances, it includes tibial baseplate having a first and second surface, the second surface being substantially opposite to the first surface, which is configured to be seated on a resected surface at a proximal end of a tibia. In some cases, the baseplate also includes a first spacer coupling that is configured to couple a first spacer to at least one of a lateral s...