US Patent Issued to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS on May 13 for "Femoral component for an implantable hip prosthesis and method of making same" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,851, issued on May 13, was assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Femoral component for an implantable hip prosthesis and method of making same" was invented by John M. Armacost (Warsaw, Ind.), Ryan C. Keefer (Warsaw, Ind.) and Jeffrey A. McAnelly (Columbia City, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopaedic prosthesis for use in a hip replacement surgery includes an implantable stem component. The implantable stem component includes a core and a shell extending over the core. The shell includes a polymeric material and is configured to receive a femoral head component. Metal foam may extend over a portion of...