US Patent Issued to DePuy Ireland UnLtd. on Oct. 6 for "Orthopaedic surgical instrument, system, and method for installing a cementless femoral stem component in a direct anterior approach hip replacement surgical procedure" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,838, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to DePuy Ireland UnLtd. Co. (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).

"Orthopaedic surgical instrument, system, and method for installing a cementless femoral stem component in a direct anterior approach hip replacement surgical procedure" was invented by Richard A. Patnelli (Batley, Great Britain), James A. Anderson (York, Great Britain), Timothy N. Board (Leeds, Great Britain) and J. Bohannon Mason (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopaedic surgical system for use in a direct anterior approach orthopaedic surgical hip replacement procedure on a patient's femur includes a stem insertion instrumen...