ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,052, issued on July 29, was assigned to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (Mahwah, N.J.).
"Modular humeral head" was invented by Kevin P. Knox (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Austin Wyatt Mutchler (Warsaw, Ind.), Michael C. Nelson (Syracuse, Ind.) and David R. Stump (Columbia City, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articular component is provided that includes an articular body having an articular surface, a bone anchor, a coupling portion, and a coupler. The bone anchor includes a distal end configured to be lodged in a bone and a proximal face. The coupling portion includes a recessed area in the articular body disposed between the articular surf...