ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,734, issued on May 12, was assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Offset acetabular shell impactor adapter" was invented by Daniel E. Lashure (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Cory A. Shulaw (Warsaw, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopaedic surgical instrument may include an elongated body with an implant end and an impactor end. A latch lever may be pivotally coupled to the elongated body. The latch lever may be moveable between an open position and a latched position in which the latch lever is retained within the body. An acetabular shell component may be rigidly attached to the implant end of the elongated body....