US Patent Issued to United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs on June 17 for "Femoral head arthroplasty system" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,646, issued on June 17, was assigned to United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs (Washington).

"Femoral head arthroplasty system" was invented by Alfred Kuo (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A femoral head arthroplasty system can comprise a femoral prosthesis comprising a mounting plate having a first side and an opposed second side. An adapter can extend from the second side of the mounting plate. An implant body can extend from the first side of the mounting plate. The implant body can extend from the mounting plate by a distance no greater than 90 mm. The femoral head arthroplasty s...