US Patent Issued to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS on Oct. 27 for "Keeled glenoid implant" (Irish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,320, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (Mahwah, N.J.).

"Keeled glenoid implant" was invented by Lance N. Terrill (Glounthaune, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A prosthetic glenoid implant may include a polymer bearing component, a metal base component, and a plurality of fixation members. The bearing component may have a first surface adapted to articulate with a humeral head, and an opposing second surface including a first mating feature. The base component may have a first surface and a bone-contacting surface, the first surface having a second mating feature adapted to engage the first mating fea...