ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,861, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to BioPoly LLC (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
"Implant systems for repair of a glenoid cavity" was invented by Herbert E. Schwartz (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Matthew L. Mroczkowski (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glenoid implant system, for example, includes a glenoid implant and a glenoid cutting guide. The glenoid implant includes a body having a concave surface with a first curved edge portion and a second curved edge portion, and an attachment surface having a concave edge portion joined to the second curved edge portion of the concave surface. The concave surface and the attachment surfac...