ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,047, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLtd. COMPANY (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).
"Apparatus for aligning an acetabular cup" was invented by Sarah Radcliffe (Sheffield, Great Britain), Stephanie Prince (Wakefield, Great Britain) and Duncan Young (Melbourn, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for aligning an acetabular cup. The apparatus may include an acetabular cup and/or a protractor and/or a depth gauge tool and may be provided in the form of a surgical kit. Components of the apparatus may allow an angle of rotation of an acetabular cup about an axis of the cup relative to an anatomica...