ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,862, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (Mahwah, N.J.).
"Glenoid baseplate and implant assemblies" was invented by Pierric Deransart (Saint Martin d'uriage, France), Pascal Boileau (Bloomington, Minn.), Gilles Walch (Bloomington, Minn.) and Charles L. Penninger (Bloomington, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glenoid baseplate is provided that has a transverse body and an elongate body. The transverse body has a first side configured to engage scapula bone of a patient, a second side configured to face away from the first side, and a plurality of anchor apertures. The anchor apertures are formed between ...