US Patent Issued to Zimmer on June 17 for "Shoulder arthroplasty trial sensors" (Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,648, issued on June 17, was assigned to Zimmer Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Shoulder arthroplasty trial sensors" was invented by Kenneth D. Johannaber (Reno, Nev.), John Minck Jr. (Reno, Nev.), Rida Hariri (Reno, Nev.) and Derek Dalbey (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arthroplasty trial assembly for a human shoulder can include a first implant securable to a first bone and a second implant securable to a second bone. The second implant can include a body, a stem, an articulation component, and a sensor. The stem can extend from the body, and the stem can be insertable into the second bone. The articulation component can be coup...