US Patent Issued to ARTHREX on Oct. 28 for "Convertible orthopaedic implant systems and methods" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,637, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).

"Convertible orthopaedic implant systems and methods" was invented by John D. Paterson (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implant systems and methods for restoring functionality to a joint. The implant systems disclosed herein include offset arrangements that may facilitate conversion of the implant system during a subsequent surgical procedure."

The patent was filed on Oct. 6, 2021, under Application No. 17/494,965.

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