US Patent Issued to DePuy Ireland UnLtd. on Feb. 24 for "Intraoperative sensor systems and techniques for joint arthroplasty" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,234, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to DePuy Ireland UnLtd. Co. (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).

"Intraoperative sensor systems and techniques for joint arthroplasty" was invented by Marc Stein (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intraoperative surgical system can be used for knee arthroplasty. The system may include a sensor support body defining a platform, a force sensor positioned on the platform, and a sensor cover positioned over the platform of the sensor support body thereby sandwiching the force sensor between the platform and the sensor cover. The sensor cover can be detachably coupled to the sensor support body. The platfor...