US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on March 24 for "Systems and methods for forming an antimicrobial orthopedic implant" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,753, issued on March 24, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Systems and methods for forming an antimicrobial orthopedic implant" was invented by David A. Armbruster (West Chester, Pa.) and Charles Florek (Downington, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods of manufacture, and packaging configurations for an antimicrobial orthopedic implant having an antimicrobial coating on the outer surface of the implant including a vaporizable antimicrobial agent in a surface area concentration on the outer surface sufficient to prevent bacterial growth on the orthopedic implant, and provide a clinically ef...