US Patent Issued to Arthrology Consulting on July 1 for "Expandable augment system for acetabular cup" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,259, issued on July 1, was assigned to Arthrology Consulting LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Expandable augment system for acetabular cup" was invented by Derek Amanatullah (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable augment system is provided for use with an acetabular cup. The expandable augment system can include an expandable augment module that is adjustable in size and that can be adjusted incrementally between a fully collapsed state and an expanded state. A first portion of the expandable augment module is attachable to an outer surface of an acetabular cup and a second portion of the expandable augment module ...