US Patent Issued to DEPUY IRELAND UNLtd. on March 18 for "Removable inclination guide for an implant insertion tool and associated surgical method" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,324, issued on March 18, was assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLtd. COMPANY (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).

"Removable inclination guide for an implant insertion tool and associated surgical method" was invented by Clinton A. Beck (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Darron G. Peddle (Warsaw, Ind.) and James A. Anderson (York, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inclination guide for use with an implant insertion tool during a surgical procedure includes a unitary body having a clip configured to be coupled to a mounting surface of the implant insertion tool, an elongated riser extending from the clip, and an elongated indicator extending from the elo...