US Patent Issued to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS on Aug. 5 for "Implant insertion tool for implanting an acetabular component and associated surgical method" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,970, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Implant insertion tool for implanting an acetabular component and associated surgical method" was invented by Thomas E. Wogoman (Warsaw, Ind.), Timothy J. Michael (Rolling Prairie, Ind.) and Allen W. Robinson (Goshen, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant insertion tool for use during a surgical procedure to implant an acetabular cup component into a surgically-prepared acetabulum of a patient's hip includes a metallic elongated shaft, a removable polymeric grip, and a locking nut to secure the grip to the elongated shaft. Such a modular des...