US Patent Issued to ARTHREX on June 17 for "Orthopaedic implants including peripheral" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,649, issued on June 17, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).

"Orthopaedic implants including peripheral" was invented by John D. Paterson (Naples, Fla.) and Rudraksh Khosla (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implants and methods for repairing bone defects and restoring functionality to a joint. The implants disclosed herein include augment geometries that may approximate a surface contour or bone void along a surgical site and include patterns of peripheral apertures that may be utilized for improved fixation of the implants at the surgical site."

The patent was filed on July ...