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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, County Cork, IE;
Jason Naylor, Leeds, GB;
Caroline Wither, Leeds, GB;
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Abstract
A surgical instrument and method for assessing restoration of the femoral head centre is provided. The instrument comprising: a body having a first connector for attaching the body to a femoral part, and wherein the body defines a plurality of apertures therein, wherein each aperture corresponds to a respective femoral head centre arising from a respective corresponding femoral neck; and a gauge, wherein the gauge includes a pin at a first end and an arm extending transversely from the pin and wherein the pin is receivable in each of the plurality of apertures and the arm bears a scale indicating a distance from the pin. The approach seeks to provide a simple and/or easy to use approach to restoring the native femoral head position during a hip replacement surgical procedure.
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