US Patent Issued to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS on June 17 for "Apparatuses and methods for implanting glenoid prostheses" (American, French, Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,659, issued on June 17, was assigned to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (Mahwah, N.J.).

"Apparatuses and methods for implanting glenoid prostheses" was invented by Pierric Deransart (Saint Martin d'uriage, France), William J. Slone (Silver Lake, Ind.), Robert J. Ball (West Olive, Mich.), Gilles Walch (Lyons, France), Pascal Boileau (Nice, France), George S. Athwal (London, Canada), Jon J. P. Warner (Weston, Iowa), Robert Z. Tashjian (Salt Lake City) and Jay D. Keener (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various apparatus and methods for implanting glenoid prostheses are disclosed. In various embodiments, a kit for shoulder surgery can...