ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,602, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Arthrosurface Inc. (Franklin, Mass.).
"Glenoid resurfacing system and method" was invented by George Sikora (Bridgewater, Mass.) and Steven W. Ek (Durham, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a system and method for repairing an articular surface. A guide pin may be secured to an articular surface of a glenoid, wherein the guide pin defines a working axis and the working axis is positioned at an angle Alpha relative to the articular surface, wherein angle Alpha is less than or equal to 90 degrees. An excision device may be advanced over the guide pin, wherein the ...