ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,072, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Vilex LLC (Park City, Utah).
"Joint implant apparatus, system, and method" was invented by Aaron K. Mates (Palm Harbor, Fla.), Brock Johnson (McMinnville, Tenn.) and Daniel J. Triplett (Smithfield, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved joint implant apparatus, system, and method. The system includes an implant having a bone-facing articular surface configured to replace at least part of a natural articular surface of a bone adjacent to a joint. The system also includes a transosseous coupler and a bone anchor configured to reside proximate another surface of the bone, separated from t...