US Patent Issued to Ensemble Orthopedics on May 6 for "Implantable interpositional orthopedic pain management" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,443, issued on May 6, was assigned to Ensemble Orthopedics Inc. (West Lake Hills, Texas).

"Implantable interpositional orthopedic pain management" was invented by William F. Ogilvie (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a saddle configured to axially align a top contoured surface to a bone surface and to axially align a bottom contoured surface to another bone surface, and a peripheral protrusion disposed on a peripheral surface of the saddle, the peripheral protrusion being configured to maintain dynamic stability of the saddle between the...