ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,135, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to DePuy Ireland UnLtd. Co. (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).
"Orthopaedic surgical instrument system and method including a stem trial component" was invented by Thomas E. Wogoman (Warsaw, Ind.), Daniel E. Lashure (Warsaw, Ind.) and Nathan C. Reeder (Warsaw, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising a stem trial component is disclosed. The stem trial component comprises an outer sleeve and a central rod that couples the stem trial component to a surgical reamer. A method of assembling an orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed."
The patent was filed on Aug...