Patents by Inventor Christine Schaerer

Christine Schaerer 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).

  • Method for optimizing implant designs
    Patent number: 11324598
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for designing a tibial implant to minimize cortical impingement of a keel or other fixation structure when the tibial implant is implanted in the tibia bone. The design of the keel or other fixation structure on the tibial baseplate can be based on determining a common area between defined cancellous regions of at least two tibia bones. Methods are disclosed for designing a femoral component having a stem extension such that the stem can be sufficiently placed in the diaphysis of the femur when the femoral component is implanted. The method includes determining a canal axis in a femur that creates adequate engagement between a reamer and the diaphysis of the femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Yifei Dai, Christine Schaerer, Dwight T. Todd, Jeffrey E. Bischoff, Adam D. Henderson
  • METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING IMPLANT DESIGNS
    Publication number: 20200146830
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for designing a tibial implant to minimize cortical impingement of a keel or other fixation structure when the tibial implant is implanted in the tibia bone. The design of the keel or other fixation structure on the tibial baseplate can be based on determining a common area between defined cancellous regions of at least two tibia bones. Methods are disclosed for designing a femoral component having a stem extension such that the stem can be sufficiently placed in the diaphysis of the femur when the femoral component is implanted. The method includes determining a canal axis in a femur that creates adequate engagement between a reamer and the diaphysis of the femur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Yifei Dai, Christine Schaerer, Dwight T. Todd, Jeffrey E. Bischoff, Adam D. Henderson
  • Method for optimizing implant designs
    Patent number: 10575956
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for designing a tibial implant to minimize cortical impingement of a keel or other fixation structure when the tibial implant is implanted in the tibia bone. The design of the keel or other fixation structure on the tibial baseplate can be based on determining a common area between defined cancellous regions of at least two tibia bones. Methods are disclosed for designing a femoral component having a stem extension such that the stem can be sufficiently placed in the diaphysis of the femur when the femoral component is implanted. The method includes determining a canal axis in a femur that creates adequate engagement between a reamer and the diaphysis of the femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Yifei Dai, Christine Schaerer, Dwight T Todd, Jeffrey E. Bischoff, Adam D. Henderson
  • METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING IMPLANT DESIGNS
    Publication number: 20180161166
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for designing a tibial implant to minimize cortical impingement of a keel or other fixation structure when the tibial implant is implanted in the tibia bone. The design of the keel or other fixation structure on the tibial baseplate can be based on determining a common area between defined cancellous regions of at least two tibia bones. Methods are disclosed for designing a femoral component having a stem extension such that the stem can be sufficiently placed in the diaphysis of the femur when the femoral component is implanted. The method includes determining a canal axis in a femur that creates adequate engagement between a reamer and the diaphysis of the femur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Yifei Dai, Christine Schaerer, Dwight T. Todd, Jeffrey E. Bischoff, Adam D. Henderson
  • Method for optimizing implant designs
    Patent number: 9925052
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for designing a tibial implant to minimize cortical impingement of a keel or other fixation structure when the tibial implant is implanted in the tibia bone. The design of the keel or other fixation structure on the tibial baseplate can be based on determining a common area between defined cancellous regions of at least two tibia bones. Methods are disclosed for designing a femoral component having a stem extension such that the stem can be sufficiently placed in the diaphysis of the femur when the femoral component is implanted. The method includes determining a canal axis in a femur that creates adequate engagement between a reamer and the diaphysis of the femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Yifei Dai, Christine Schaerer, Dwight T Todd, Jeffrey E. Bischoff, Adam D. Henderson
  • METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING IMPLANT DESIGNS
    Publication number: 20150066150
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for designing a tibial implant to minimize cortical impingement of a keel or other fixation structure when the tibial implant is implanted in the tibia bone. The design of the keel or other fixation structure on the tibial baseplate can be based on determining a common area between defined cancellous regions of at least two tibia bones. Methods are disclosed for designing a femoral component having a stem extension such that the stem can be sufficiently placed in the diaphysis of the femur when the femoral component is implanted. The method includes determining a canal axis in a femur that creates adequate engagement between a reamer and the diaphysis of the femur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yifei Dai, Christine Schaerer, Dwight Todd, Jeffrey E. Bischoff, Adam D. Henderson