ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,666, issued on June 2, was assigned to Episurf IP-Management AB (Stockholm).
"Metatarsal implant" was invented by Leif Ryd (Malmo, Sweden) and C. Niek van Dijk (Abcoude, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A metatarsal implant for repairing damage in a metatarsophalangeal joint of a patient and in particular for repairing damage caused by osteofytes or as a result of osteofytes is provided. The metatarsal implant is adapted to be attached to an implant receiving surface at least partly covering a lateral surface of the metatarsal head. A bone contacting surface of the metatarsal implant is designed to correspond to the implant ...