ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,014, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (Mahwah, N.J.).
"Modular humeral head and related methods" was invented by Austin Wyatt Mutchler (Warsaw, Ind.) and Kevin P. Knox (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an improved humeral head assembly for a shoulder prosthesis."
The patent was filed on Feb. 12, 2024, under Application No. 18/438,659.
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