US Patent Issued to DEPUY IRELAND UNLtd. on Sept. 15 for "Acetabular reamer handle and method of reaming an acetabulum" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,940, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLtd. COMPANY (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).

"Acetabular reamer handle and method of reaming an acetabulum" was invented by Ian Flatters (Sheffield, Great Britain), David Horne (Leeds, Great Britain) and Duncan Temple (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acetabular reamer handle and a method of reaming an acetabulum. The handle includes a hollow shaft having a plurality of shaft sections including a distal shaft section having a distal end and a proximal end and an additional shaft section having a distal end that is pivotally attached to the proximal end of the distal shaft sect...