US 12,453,645 B2
Trial neck and method
Francisco Amaral, Acushnet, MA (US); Alec Birkbeck, Leeds (GB); Philippa Clarkson, Leeds (GB); Graeme Dutton, Burnley (GB); Natasha Fell, Penrith (GB); Caroline Wither, Leeds (GB); and Neil Woollen, Bradford (GB)
Assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy (IE)
Filed by DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy (IE)
Filed on Jan. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/649,254.
Application 17/649,254 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/248,665, filed on Feb. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,931,268.
Prior Publication US 2022/0249256 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4684 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3647 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3652 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3674 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trial neck for hip surgery, the trial neck comprising:
a body portion including a bore for receiving a proximal end of a femoral canal implement;
an elongate neck extending from the body portion;
a locking mechanism comprising a lever having: (i) a first end; (ii) a second end; (iii)—an engagement surface; and (iv) an actuation member for engaging with the second end of the lever to actuate the lever;
a further bore extending within the elongate neck, wherein the actuation member extends within the further bore,
wherein the second end of the lever is actuable to urge the engagement surface against the proximal end of the femoral canal implement to secure the proximal end of the femoral canal implement within the bore.