Patents by Inventor Anthony Sanders

Anthony Sanders 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).

  • Acetabular trial
    Patent number: 5879401
    Abstract: An acetabular trial insert is provided in which the appropriate anteversion angle of the acetabular cup of a hip prosthesis may be determined automatically by placing an inner cup within an outer cup and providing a mechanism which will hold the inner cup in position after the trial has been reduced and the hip rotated through an intended range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Besemer, Salvatore Caldarise, Frank R. Foley, Allan Ritchie, C. M. Jayashankar, Anthony Sanders
  • Adjustable bipolar-unipolar adaptor for a head trial
    Patent number: 5800556
    Abstract: An adaptor is provided to convert a bipolar shell trial to and from a unipolar head trial adaptor. A preferred embodiment provides a spring-loaded, snap-in adaptor and a neck length adjusting mechanism for a trial system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Sanders, Paul Salvas, Mark A. Manasas
  • Surgical guide for femoral resection
    Patent number: 5578037
    Abstract: A surgical resection guide enables a surgeon to resect a femoral neck, during a hip arthroplasty procedure, such that a femoral prosthesis can be implanted within a patient to preserve or closely approximate the anatomic center of rotation of the hip. The guide is able to be used for left or right hip arthroplasty procedures, with either anterior or posterior surgical approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Sanders, Ann M. Corbo