US Patent Issued to ARTHROSURFACE on Oct. 7 for "Articular surface implant systems and methods including glenoid reverse shoulder" (Massachusetts, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,755, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to ARTHROSURFACE Inc. (West Bridgewater, Mass.).

"Articular surface implant systems and methods including glenoid reverse shoulder" was invented by Steven W. Ek (Bolton, Mass.), William B. Murphy (Brockton, Mass.) and Anthony Miniaci (Bentleyville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides an implant system. The implant system includes an anchor configured to be secured to bone within an excision site formed in a patient's glenoid, said anchor including a shank and an enlarged head. The implant system also includes a baseplate including a body comprising: a bone facing surf...