US Patent Issued to RTG Scientific on Sept. 9 for "Arthroplasty implants, systems, and methods" (Utah, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,952, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to RTG Scientific LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Arthroplasty implants, systems, and methods" was invented by Andrew Fauth (North Logan, Utah), Andrew Dickson (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Richard Justin Hyer (Hyrum, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone implant may include a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, a proximal shaft portion, and a distal shaft portion. The proximal shaft portion may include a first minor diameter, and a first helical thread disposed about the proximal shaft portion defining a first major diameter. The first helical thread may include a first concave u...