US Patent Issued to 3D-Side on June 10 for "Methods and systems for arthroplasty" (Belgian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,597, issued on June 10, was assigned to 3D-Side (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium).

"Methods and systems for arthroplasty" was invented by Jean-Marie Berger (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Laurent Francois Rene Paul (Mellery, Belgium) and Khanh Tran Duy (Walhain, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods provided for joint arthroscopy contemplate and enable the provision of patient specific instruments (PSI). The devices and anatomical features of a patient are rendered adjustable by the provision of guide elements and feature to account for and enable repositioning of the anatomical features during surgery. Where the joint arthro...