US Patent Issued to Stryker European Operations on April 22 for "Methods, systems and devices for pre-operatively planned glenoid placement guides and uses thereof" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,829, issued on April 22, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).

"Methods, systems and devices for pre-operatively planned glenoid placement guides and uses thereof" was invented by Gilles Walch (Lyons, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems and devices for pre-operatively planned shoulder surgery guides and implants. Pre-operative planning methods for designing glenoid placement guides and depth-control pins based on considerations of multiple factors affecting the outcome of shoulder surgery. Methods of using surgery guides and implants, including glenoid placement guides and depth-...