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Article: Patent No. 7,608,111 Issued on Oct. 27, Assigned to Biomet Manufacturing for Wrist Joint Resurfacing Device (New York, California Inventors)
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- October 29, 2009
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 29 -- Andrew K. Palmer of East Syracuse, N.Y., and Jason I. Partin of Encinitas, Calif., have developed a device for resurfacing the wrist joint. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,608,111 on Oct. 27.
The patent has been assigned to Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, Indiana.
According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wrist arthroplasty system comprising a carpal implant for resurfacing carpal bones that is at least substantially arcuate in shape from a first end to a second end. The carpal implant includes a first carpal engaging surface, a second carpal engaging surface, a first carpal articulating surface, and a second ...