ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,217, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to ENCORE MEDICAL LP (Austin, Texas).
"Glenoid implant" was invented by Mark A. Frankle (Tampa, Fla.), Sergio Gutierrez (Tampa, Fla.) and Gerald Williams (Villanova, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glenoid implant includes a base element, a coupling element, and an augment. The base element has a central aperture, a second aperture, and a wedge element. The coupling element has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first plurality of apertures and the second portion has a central aperture aligned with the central aperture of the base element. The augment is received with...