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US 12,564,500 · App. 18/519,658 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Femoral trialling kit and assembly

Inventors: Sarah Radcliffe (Sheffield, GB); Craig Davidson (Penrith, GB); Philippa (Lindsay) Majithia (London, GB); Duncan Young (Melbourn, GB)
Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
A61F2/4684A61F2/34A61F2/3609A61F2002/30331A61F2002/30528A61F2002/3071A61F2002/3611A61F2002/3625A61F2002/365
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Patent No.
US 12,564,500
App. No.
18/519,658
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A femoral trialling kit and method for assessing acetabular cup orientation during a left hip joint surgical procedure and a right hip joint surgical procedure are described. The kit includes a trial femoral head having an inner wall defining a cavity extending along a head axis and a visual alignment guide on an outer surface of the trial femoral head and a trial femoral neck having a taper at a free end, the taper being receivable within the cavity. One of the taper and the inner wall has a first anti-rotation feature and a second anti-rotation feature, the first anti-rotation feature and the second anti-rotation feature being inclined, and the other of the taper and the inner wall has a third anti-rotation feature. The trial femoral head is attachable to the trial femoral neck in a first angular configuration corresponding to a right hip joint, in which the third anti-rotation feature and the first anti-rotation feature engage, and a second angular configuration corresponding to a left hip joint, wherein the third anti-rotation feature and the second anti-rotation feature engage.

Claims (8)

1 . A femoral trialling kit for assessing acetabular cup orientation during a left hip joint surgical procedure and a right hip joint surgical procedure, comprising:

a trial femoral head having an inner wall defining a cavity extending along a head axis and a visual alignment guide on an outer surface of the trial femoral head; and

a trial femoral neck having a taper at a free end, the taper being receivable within the cavity, wherein one of the taper and the inner wall has a first anti-rotation feature and a second anti-rotation feature, the first anti-rotation feature and the second anti-rotation feature being inclined, and the other of the taper and the inner wall has a third anti-rotation feature, and wherein the trial femoral head is attachable to the trial femoral neck in a first angular configuration corresponding to a right hip joint, in which the third anti-rotation feature and the first anti-rotation feature engage, and a second angular configuration corresponding to a left hip joint, wherein the third anti-rotation feature and the second anti-rotation feature engage, and wherein the trial femoral neck includes a first neck indicium and a second neck indicium on opposed sides of the trial femoral neck and the trial femoral head includes a first head indicium and a second head indicium on the outer surface of the trial femoral head and wherein the first head indicium and the second head indicium are respectively positioned about the head axis so that when the trial femoral head is attached to the trial femoral neck in the first angular configuration the second head indicium is aligned with the second neck indicium and when the trial femoral head is attached to the trial femoral neck in the second angular configuration the first head indicium is aligned with the first neck indicium.

2 . The femoral trialling kit of claim 1 , wherein the first neck indicium and the second neck indicium are visually distinguishable, the first head indicium and the second head indicium are visually distinguishable, the first neck indicium and the first head indicium are similar or the same, and the second neck indicium and the second head indicium are similar or the same.

3 . The femoral trialling kit of claim 2 , wherein the first neck indicium, the second neck indicium, the first head indicium and the second head indicium are all the same shape.

4 . The femoral trialling kit of claim 2 , wherein the first neck indicium and the first head indicium are the same first colour, the second neck indicium and the second head indicium are the same second colour, and wherein the first colour and the second colour are different colours.

5 . The femoral trialling kit of claim 1 , wherein one of the taper and the inner wall has a fourth anti-rotation feature, the fourth anti-rotation feature being inclined to the first anti-rotation feature and the second anti-rotation feature, and the other of the taper and the inner wall has a fifth anti-rotation feature, the fifth anti-rotation feature being inclined to the third anti-rotation feature, and wherein in the first angular configuration corresponding to the right hip joint, the fifth anti-rotation feature and the fourth anti-rotation feature engage, and in the second angular configuration corresponding to the left hip joint, the first anti-rotation feature and the fifth anti-rotation feature engage.

6 . The femoral trialling kit of claim 1 , wherein the taper has a free end and an outer portion and wherein the or each anti-rotation feature is provided at the free end and the outer portion has a circular cylindrical form and wherein the inner wall defining the cavity has an outer portion and an inner portion and wherein the inner portion provides the or each anti-rotation feature and the outer portion has a circular cylindrical form.

Priority Claims (1)
GB 1705917 · Apr 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 16500874
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