US Patent Issued to ZKR Orthopedics on Feb. 17 for "Multiplanar tendon realignment implants and related systems and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,330, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to ZKR Orthopedics Inc. (Kentfield, Calif.).

"Multiplanar tendon realignment implants and related systems and methods" was invented by Jeffrey Halbrecht (Kentfield, Calif.) and Damien Shulock (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Orthopedic implants having an implant body, a bone contact surface, and a tendon contact surface, wherein the tendon contact surface comprises an elevation ramp sloping downward from the proximal side to the distal side of the implant body and a realignment ramp sloping downward from the lateral side to the medial side of the implant body. Also disclosed are metho...