ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,962, issued on April 22, was assigned to Biomet Manufacturing LLC (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Glenoid implant" was invented by Michael Francis Kovacs (Winona Lake, Ind.), John M. McDaniel (Warsaw, Ind.), Nathan A. Winslow (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Thomas M. Vanasse (Gainesville, Fla.) and Michael A. Wack (Warsaw, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glenoid implant is provided and may include a body portion and a stem portion. The stem portion may extend from the body portion along a longitudinal axis. The body portion may include an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side. At least a portion of the bone-engaging side may...