ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,500, issued on March 3, was assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLtd. COMPANY (County Cork, Ireland).
"Femoral trialling kit and assembly" was invented by Sarah Radcliffe (Sheffield, Great Britain), Craig Davidson (Penrith, Great Britain), Philippa (Lindsay) Majithia (London) and Duncan Young (Melbourn, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A femoral trialling kit and method for assessing acetabular cup orientation during a left hip joint surgical procedure and a right hip joint surgical procedure are described. The kit includes a trial femoral head having an inner wall defining a cavity extending along a head axis and a visual alignme...