ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,318, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to 3DMORPHIC PTY LTD (Matraville, Australia).
"Implantable medical device" was invented by William Chase Harrington Parr (Tamarama, Australia) and Ralph Jasper Mobbs (Coogee, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component including: a body having one or more surfaces with a contour formed to be substantially complementary to an anatomical surface of a specific patient; the body adapted to securably engage with a component-engaging part to form at least part of an implantable medical device, wherein: the one or more surfaces are substantially configured to evenly engage with the anatomical su...