ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,319, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to FX Shoulder Solutions (Viriat, France).
"Ceramic joint implant provided with locking device for screwing it" was invented by Jean-Marie Daudet (En-Bresse, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint prosthesis implant having: a main body made mainly of ceramic and including a joint outer surface made of ceramic, of concave or convex shape, at least one tightening screw configured to tighten the main body on the patient's bone or on an intermediate element attached to the bone, at least one added ring in the main body configured to homogeneously distribute in the main body the mechanical stres...