US Patent Issued to United Arab Emirates University on Oct. 7 for "Prosthetic hip implant with improved load distribution and/or joint stability" (Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,752, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to United Arab Emirates University (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates).

"Prosthetic hip implant with improved load distribution and/or joint stability" was invented by Asarudheen Abdudeen (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates), Jaber Abu Qudeiri (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates), Ansar Kareem (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) and Alhuda M. (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A prosthetic hip implant comprises a femoral component, an acetabular component, a liner, and ball bearings. The femoral component includes a stem for attachment to the patient's femur and a femoral head structure for arti...