ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,858, issued on May 27, was assigned to Exactech Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).
"Platform RTSA glenoid prosthesis with modular attachments capable of improving initial fixation, fracture reconstructions, and joint biomechanics" was invented by Christopher P. Roche (Gainesville, Fla.), Matt Hamilton (Gainesville, Fla.), Phong Diep (Gainesville, Fla.), Tom Vanasse (Gainesville, Fla.) and Corey Gaydos (Gainesville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, the present invention provides a reverse shoulder glenoid prosthesis which supports the attachment of multiple different types of modular attachments that can: 1) provide add...