US Patent Issued to SMITH & NEPHEW, SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC on July 21 for "Dual mobility acetabular implant for hip revision surgery" (Mississippi Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,643, issued on July 21, was assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW INC. (Memphis, Tenn.), SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG (Zug, Switzerland) and SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Dual mobility acetabular implant for hip revision surgery" was invented by David W. Rister (Nesbit, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insert (240) arranged and configured for use in a dual mobility acetabular implant (100) is disclosed. The insert includes a plurality of chamfers (260, 262, 264) arranged and configured to contact the femoral neck (172) and/or head (170) of a femoral implant (175). The insert includes a plurality of chamfers such a...