ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,644, issued on June 17, was assigned to SUBCHONDRAL SOLUTIONS INC. (Los Gatos, Calif.).

"Methods, systems and devices for repairing anatomical joint conditions" was invented by Derek Dee (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Chris Maurer (Solana Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to minimally invasive, cost-effective, adaptable methods, systems, and devices used to repair anatomical joint conditions. The repair may be necessitated by trauma, disease or other conditions. The anatomical joint may specifically include mammalian joints such as the knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, finger, hip, sp...