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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a surgical device for performing a controlled resection of the neck of a femur during a hip replacement procedure. The surgical device comprises a template comprising an aperture dimensioned for receiving a femoral head of the femur, and a frame comprising a resection guide for indicating a resection plane on the femoral neck. The femoral neck has a femoral neck axis. The frame is slidably connected to the template for positioning of the resection guide along the femoral neck axis while the template is mounted on the femoral head.