ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,339, issued on April 29, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Talar implant system and method" was invented by Jack F. Long (Warsw, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A talar implant system and method in one embodiment includes an articulation component with an articulating surface extending upwardly from a first plane and configured to articulate with a tibial component, and a distal portion for implanting in a bone, the distal portion having a longitudinal axis and configured to be rigidly coupled with respect to the first plane at any angular position selected from a range of angular positions within a se...