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US 1,123,159 · App. 29/870,666 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Humeral stem implant

Inventors: Robert J. Ball (West Olive, MI); Donald E. Running (Holland, MI)
Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,123,159
App. No.
29/870,666
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a humeral stem implant as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2025
From: BALL, ROBERT J.; RUNNING, DONALD E.
To: SHOULDER INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070759/0592 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29683368 · Mar 12, 2019
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