ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,228, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to STRYKER Corp. (Portage, Mich.).
"Hydrogel implants for mid-foot" was invented by Richard Clay Hales (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Stephanie Marie Mansueti (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel implant for replacing a portion of an articulation surface of a joint is disclosed. The implant includes a bone-engaging surface, a hydrogel portion forming an articulation surface opposite from the first bone-engaging surface, and a bone plate portion configured for securing the implant to a bone that forms the joint."
The patent was filed on March 30, 2020, under Application No. 17/596,409.
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