Robin Ling, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Robin Ling

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1927

Date of Death: 09-Oct-2017

Profession: inventor, surgeon, orthopedic surgeon

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robin Sydney Mackwood Ling, (7 September 1927 – 9 October 2017) was an English surgeon who invented the Exeter hip system, a hip replacement.
As an orthopaedic surgeon at the Princess Elizabeth orthopaedic hospital, Exeter, he co-operated with an engineer, Dr.
Clive Lee from the University of Exeter, to develop a new hip replacement.
Their work led to improved quality of life for millions of people.Ling came from a medical family in Yorkshire, England.
He studied medicine in Oxford and London.
Becoming a consultant in orthopaedic surgery in Exeter, he performed the first 'Exeter-stem' hip replacement in 1970.
His research and observations on the initial operations have resulted in the Exeter hip stem changing from a shiny stem, to matte stem and then back to shiny, with a further change to modular design and being the most popular hip implant in the United Kingdom.