ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,830, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Aesculap AG (Tuttlingen, Germany).
"Knee-joint endoprosthesis" was invented by Stephan Lindner (Wurmlingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knee-joint endoprosthesis includes a tibia component for proximal fixation to a tibia. The tibia component has a form-fitting section arranged on an upper face. The endoprosthesis also has a meniscus component configured to articulate with a femoral joint component. The meniscus component has a complementary form-fitting section arranged on a lower face. The tibia component and the meniscus component are joined together by a form-fitting connection f...