INTERNATIONAL PATENT: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY FILES APPLICATION FOR "ORTHOPAEDIC TAPER ASSEMBLY INSTRUMENT FOR TAPER LOCKING THE COMPONENTS OF A HIP PROSTHESIS DURING A HIP REPLACEMENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME"

GENEVA, May 4 -- DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY (Loughbeg Industrial EstateRingaskiddyCo. Cork) filed a patent application (PCT/EP2025/079963) for "ORTHOPAEDIC TAPER ASSEMBLY INSTRUMENT FOR TAPER LOCKING THE COMPONENTS OF A HIP PROSTHESIS DURING A HIP REPLACEMENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME" on Oct 16, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/087352, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 30, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): WOOLLEN, Neil C. (Templeman House ClThe Point Office ParkWeaver RoadLincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3QN), WITHER, Caro...