ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,408, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Revision glenoid device method" was invented by Lieven De Wilde (Ghent, Belgium) and Kyle Lappin (Ft. Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glenoid component in one embodiment includes a base component with a planar upper circular rim defining a first plane, a receptacle opening to the first plane, and a lower planar circular surface defining a second plane parallel to the first plane. An articulating component of the glenoid component includes an upper articulating surface, a lower cylindrical coupling portion configured to be inserted into...