US Patent Issued to DePuy Ireland UnLtd. on March 17 for "Prosthetic implants including a frame for fixation to bone and related methods" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,934, issued on March 17, was assigned to DePuy Ireland UnLtd. Co. (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).

"Prosthetic implants including a frame for fixation to bone and related methods" was invented by Benjamin Cleveland (Bellingham, Mass.), Mollie Rosen (Boston) and James Brownhill (Norton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides for prosthetic implants to be used in various surgical repairs, including for procedures like total shoulder arthroplasties and reverse total shoulder arthroplasties. The implants include two main parts-a frame and a prosthetic component. The frame includes an aperture that is configured to r...