US Patent Issued to Stryker European Operations on May 26 for "Methods, systems and devices for pre-operatively planned shoulder surgery guides and implants" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,084, issued on May 26, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).

"Methods, systems and devices for pre-operatively planned shoulder surgery guides and implants" was invented by Jean Chaoui (Lyons, France) and Gilles Walch (Lyons, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems and devices for pre-operatively planned shoulder surgery guides and implants. Pre-operative planning methods for designing a shoulder surgery guide based on considerations of multiple factors affecting the outcome of shoulder surgery. Methods of using surgery guides and implants in patients undergoing shoulder surgery."

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