Patents by Inventor Anthony Romano
Anthony Romano has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20180133016Abstract: The present disclosure provides knee prostheses that replicate at least a portion of the function of an individual patient's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). An exemplary knee prosthesis includes a femoral component configured to be implanted on the distal end of the patient's femur and a tibial component configured to be implanted on the proximal end of the patient's tibia. In extension, the femoral component and the tibial component may cooperate to limit anterior movement of the tibial component relative to the femoral component. In flexion, the femoral component may be free to rotate relative to the tibial component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Adam H. Sanford, Vincent A. Webster, Dwight T. Todd, Anthony Romano, Christopher M. Byrd, Jody L. Claypool, Raymond C. Parisi
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Patent number: 9913690Abstract: A joint alignment method comprises using imaging data of at least a portion of a leg to create a leg model, wherein the leg model includes a femur having medial and lateral condyles and a tibia having tibial plateaus that are configured to engage the medial and lateral condyles at a knee joint, displaying an image of the leg model for manipulation by a user, locating a pivot point within one of the medial or lateral condyles, and rotating, in the displayed image, the tibia with respect to the femur, about the pivot point, to obtain a desired knee joint articulation in a specified plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: James Grimm, Anthony Romano
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Patent number: 9861484Abstract: The present disclosure provides knee prostheses that replicate at least a portion of the function of an individual patient's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). An exemplary knee prosthesis includes a femoral component configured to be implanted on the distal end of the patient's femur and a tibial component configured to be implanted on the proximal end of the patient's tibia. In extension, the femoral component and the tibial component may cooperate to limit anterior movement of the tibial component relative to the femoral component. In flexion, the femoral component may be free to rotate relative to the tibial component.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: Adam H. Sanford, Vincent A. Webster, Dwight T Todd, Anthony Romano, Christopher M. Byrd, Jody L. Claypool, Raymond C. Parisi
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Patent number: 9775724Abstract: A prosthetic inserter includes an inserter head having at least first and second bosses, at least one of the bosses movable from a first position to a second position, that couple the inserter to a femoral provisional component via a pair of corresponding apertures, such as drill holes, within the articulating surfaces of a selected one of a series of femoral provisional components. Each provisional component of the series is capable of having different aperture distances measured between a respective pair of apertures. The bosses of the inserter are biased into an engagement position in which the inserter can be secured to a femoral provisional component to eliminate the need for an external engagement force to be supplied to the inserter.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Blaylock, Jody L. Claypool, Stephen H. Hoag, Anthony Romano
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Publication number: 20170007273Abstract: Methods and apparatuses including an apparatus for guiding a femoral bone cut during knee replacement surgery are disclosed. The apparatus can comprise a cut guide having a first side, a second side, a third side, and one or more slots. The first side can be configured to interface with a resected surface of a femur. The second side can be spaced from the first side. The one or more slots can be defined by the apparatus and extend from the first side to the second side. The third side can be disposed between the first side and the second side and can have at least one projection extending therefrom. The at least one projection can be configured to guide a cutting tool into the one or more slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Andrew Freiberg, Lindsey R. Rolston, Jeffery A. VanDiepenbos, Anthony Romano, Nolan C. Jones, Jason S. Toler, Brian D. Earl
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Publication number: 20160367271Abstract: Methods and apparatuses including apparatuses that can be used in a unicompartmental knee replacement procedure, a bicompartmental knee replacement procedure comprised of two unicompartmental knee replacements, a knee replacement procedure that utilizes a single femoral component and two unicompartmental tibial components, and other types of knee replacement procedures are disclosed. According to one example, an apparatus for guiding a tibial bone cut during knee replacement surgery is disclosed. The apparatus can comprise a mounting portion and a cutting portion. The mounting portion can be configured to couple with an alignment mechanism. The cutting portion can be connected to the mounting portion and can define a capture for a proximal cut. The cutting portion can have an aperture disposed adjacent a first end of the capture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Nolan C. Jones, Lindsey R. Rolston, Jeffery A. VanDiepenbos, Brian D. Earl, Anthony Romano, Andrew Freiberg
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Publication number: 20160278927Abstract: Methods of ordering and manufacturing orthopedic components eliminate the need to stockpile and inventory large volumes of implants and instruments. In one exemplary embodiment, the surgeon begins by acquiring anatomical data from a patient. The anatomical data may then be loaded into a data comparison program. The data comparison program performs a best-fit analysis by comparing the patient's anatomical data to a number of predesigned, tested, and validated virtual implant models that are stored in a database. Once an implant has been identified by the data comparison program for the individual patient, the surgeon may place an order electronically with the manufacturer via the internet. In one exemplary embodiment, when placing the order, the surgeon will specify the type of implant, the surgery date, specific patient information, shipping information, and the preferred surgical technique that the surgeon anticipates using.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Kevin S. Cook, James Grimm, Anthony Romano
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Patent number: 9265510Abstract: An apparatus includes a cut guide including a locking area, an alignment guide, and a connect mechanism to connect the cut guide to the alignment guide, wherein the connect mechanism includes a cone lock connect mechanism configured to engage with the cut guide locking area.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: Steven E. Dietzel, Tim Yoko, Anthony Romano, Jeffery A. VanDiepenbos, Nolan C. Jones
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Publication number: 20150305873Abstract: The present disclosure provides knee prostheses that replicate at least a portion of the function of an individual patient's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). An exemplary knee prosthesis includes a femoral component configured to be implanted on the distal end of the patient's femur and a tibial component configured to be implanted on the proximal end of the patient's tibia. In extension, the femoral component and the tibial component may cooperate to limit anterior movement of the tibial component relative to the femoral component. In flexion, the femoral component may be free to rotate relative to the tibial component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Adam H. Sanford, Vincent A. Webster, Dwight T. Todd, Anthony Romano, Christopher M. Byrd, Jody L. Claypool, Raymond C. Parisi
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Publication number: 20150250613Abstract: A prosthetic inserter includes an inserter head having at least first and second bosses, at least one of the bosses movable from a first position to a second position, that couple the inserter to a femoral provisional component via a pair of corresponding apertures, such as drill holes, within the articulating surfaces of a selected one of a series of femoral provisional components. Each provisional component of the series is capable of having different aperture distances measured between a respective pair of apertures. The bosses of the inserter are biased into an engagement position in which the inserter can be secured to a femoral provisional component to eliminate the need for an external engagement force to be supplied to the inserter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Jeff Blaylock, Jody L. Claypool, Stephen H. Hoag, Anthony Romano
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Publication number: 20140149572Abstract: Various techniques of network monitoring and diagnostics in computer networks are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes configuring a network session between a first client device and a second client device interconnected to each other by the computer network. The configured network session having one or more encrypted attributes. The method also includes transmitting one or more of the encrypted attributes of the configured network session to a network management system for collecting information from one or more network elements connecting the first client device to the second client device during the network session.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Pascal Menezes, Anthony Romano, Bill Hanlon, Gunter Leeb, Jon Morrow
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Patent number: 8663234Abstract: A feeler gauge and alignment device comprises a first outer shim having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end, a second outer shim having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end, and one or more inner shims disposed between the first outer shim and the second outer shim, each of the one or more inner shims having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end. The first outer shim, the second outer shim, and the one or more inner shims are rotatably coupled about the first ends.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: James Grimm, Anthony Romano
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Publication number: 20140007215Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for securely accessing enterprise data and services using a mobile device in a BYOD environment. In one embodiment, a system for securely accessing enterprise data and services may include a mobile device, a container application installed on the mobile device, and an application browser embedded in the container application that is capable of requesting and executing enterprise web applications. The container application may also be capable of encrypting cache and local storage and securing a communications channel to a proxy server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Anthony Romano, Shawn Matthew Dahlen, William P. Opet, Stephen G. Terlecki, Brian H. Mayo, Christopher S. Keohane
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Publication number: 20130204260Abstract: An apparatus includes a cut guide including a locking area, an alignment guide, and a connect mechanism to connect the cut guide to the alignment guide, wherein the connect mechanism includes a cone lock connect mechanism configured to engage with the cut guide locking area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: Steven E. Dietzel, Tim Yoko, Anthony Romano, Jeffery A. VanDiepenbos, Nolan C. Jones
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Publication number: 20130166254Abstract: A joint alignment method comprises using imaging data of at least a portion of a leg to create a leg model, wherein the leg model includes a femur having medial and lateral condyles and a tibia having tibial plateaus that are configured to engage the medial and lateral condyles at a knee joint, displaying an image of the leg model for manipulation by a user, locating a pivot point within one of the medial or lateral condyles, and rotating, in the displayed image, the tibia with respect to the femur, about the pivot point, to obtain a desired knee joint articulation in a specified plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: James Grimm, Anthony Romano
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Publication number: 20130035694Abstract: A feeler gauge and alignment device comprises a first outer shim having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end, a second outer shim having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end, and one or more inner shims disposed between the first outer shim and the second outer shim, each of the one or more inner shims having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end. The first outer shim, the second outer shim, and the one or more inner shims are rotatably coupled about the first ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: James Grimm, Anthony Romano
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Patent number: 8197214Abstract: A compact variable pitch fan has a hydraulic pitch change mechanism. A pitch change piston is constrained to follow reciprocating motion under hydraulic control within a peripheral hub from which fan blades extend outward. An additional feature is the use of separated guiding and seal surfaces. A still further feature is the use of a pitch sensor, particularly on the hydraulic line leading to the variable pitch fan.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Flexxaire Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Edwards McCallum, George Antoszko, Kevin John Dewar, Andrew Louis Norell, Cameron Dean Westbrook, Terry Dean Nelson, Brendan Anthony Romano
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Publication number: 20090196747Abstract: A compact variable pitch fan has a hydraulic pitch change mechanism. A pitch change piston is constrained to follow reciprocating motion under hydraulic control within a peripheral hub from which fan blades extend outward. An additional feature is the use of separated guiding and seal surfaces. A still further feature is the use of a pitch sensor, particularly on the hydraulic line leading to the variable pitch fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: FLEXXAIRE MANUFACTURING INC.Inventors: Jonathan Edwards McCallum, George Antoszko, Kevin John Dewar, Andrew Louis Norell, Cameron Dean Westbrook, Terry Dean Nelson, Brendan Anthony Romano
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Patent number: D551000Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Inventor: Anthony Romano
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Patent number: D706162Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Marcus H. Parsons, Zachary Koenig, Anthony Romano, Patricia LaSpesa Crockett