Femoral Head Restoration Instrument, US12605170B2
Summary
The USPTO has granted Patent US12605170B2 to DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company. The patent covers a surgical instrument and method for assessing restoration of the femoral head centre during hip replacement surgery. The instrument comprises a body with a first connector for attaching to a femoral part, a plurality of apertures corresponding to respective femoral head centres, and a gauge with a pin and arm bearing a scale. The approach seeks to provide a simple method for restoring native femoral head position during hip replacement procedures.
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The USPTO has granted Patent US12605170B2 to DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company, covering a surgical instrument and method for assessing femoral head centre restoration during hip replacement procedures. The patent describes an instrument comprising a body with a connector for attachment to a femoral part, multiple apertures corresponding to different femoral head centres arising from respective femoral necks, and a gauge including a pin receivable in each aperture and an arm bearing a scale. Medical device manufacturers and surgical instrument developers operating in the hip replacement space should evaluate whether their technologies fall within the scope of this patent. Patent clearance reviews for new hip replacement instruments should consider this grant as prior art in the A61F 2/46 and A61B 17/17 CPC classifications.
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Femoral head restoration
Grant US12605170B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
Inventors
Jason Naylor, Caroline Wither
Abstract
A surgical instrument and method for assessing restoration of the femoral head centre is provided. The instrument comprising: a body having a first connector for attaching the body to a femoral part, and wherein the body defines a plurality of apertures therein, wherein each aperture corresponds to a respective femoral head centre arising from a respective corresponding femoral neck; and a gauge, wherein the gauge includes a pin at a first end and an arm extending transversely from the pin and wherein the pin is receivable in each of the plurality of apertures and the arm bears a scale indicating a distance from the pin. The approach seeks to provide a simple and/or easy to use approach to restoring the native femoral head position during a hip replacement surgical procedure.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/175 A61F 2/4657 A61F 2/468 A61F 2/4684 A61F 2002/4658 A61F 2002/4687
Filing Date
2021-04-27
Application No.
17996834
Claims
12
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