US Patent Issued to Best Step Orthopedics on June 2 for "Talonavicular joint prosthesis" (American, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,665, issued on June 2, was assigned to Best Step Orthopedics LLC (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Talonavicular joint prosthesis" was invented by Roy C. Wiley (Warsaw, Ind.), Lew C. Schon (Baltimore) and Malik S. Siddique (Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A talonavicular joint prosthesis includes a navicular component configured to be implanted in a navicular bone and including a base and a surface having an articulation recess formed therein; and a talar component configured to be implanted in a talus bone and including a bearing section configured to rest within the articulation recess. The talar component and the n...