ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,349, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to OSSTEC Ltd. (London).
"Implant component" was invented by Frederik Masure (Baldock, Great Britain), Jennifer Stoddart (Baldock, Great Britain), Hana Fox (Baldock, Great Britain) and Arron Hughes (Baldock, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A femoral implant component for an orthopaedic implant for knee arthroplasty, the femoral implant component includes an articulation portion including a main body having a porous structure; a solid peripheral portion comprising an articulation surface, the solid peripheral portion forming a periphery of the main body, the articulation surface being ...