ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,787, issued on May 12, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Prosthetic devices" was invented by Shaul Shohat (Kfar Haoranim, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Expandable prosthetic devices used for treating a variety of conditions, including rotator cuff injuries, broken and/or depressed bone fractures, infection and/or inflammation in the body. In one embodiment, a prosthesis includes an implant having a pressure regulating valve. The implant is capable of being positioned between a first tissue and an opposing second tissue in a void space and of deforming under pressure in response to arti...