US Patent Issued to BioPoly on March 17 for "Toe implant, related kit, surgical method, and method of manufacturing" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,937, issued on March 17, was assigned to BioPoly LLC (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

"Toe implant, related kit, surgical method, and method of manufacturing" was invented by Herbert E. Schwartz (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Matthew L. Mroczkowski (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Stone Miguel (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a toe implant for replacing a portion of a human toe joint, as well as a related kit, surgical method, and method of manufacturing. Specifically, the toe implant may include a bearing member having a curved interface surface and a fixation member coupled to the bearing member. The fixation member may include ...