ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,911, issued on June 24, was assigned to Smith & Nephew Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Orthopedic implants and methods" was invented by Jon A. Harmon (Byhalia, Miss.), Ruxandra C. Marinescu Tanasoca (Memphis, Tenn.), Ryan Landon (Olive Branch, Miss.), Mark Housman (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Sean Haddock (Germantown, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a tibial component comprising a tibial tray having a superior side and an inferior side, and a support member connected to the inferior side of the tibial tray, the support member having a stem portion, the stem portion including one or more fins and a first arm angled rela...