Patents by Inventor Craig S. Tsukayama

Craig S. Tsukayama 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 and instruments for assembling an orthopaedic prosthesis
    Patent number: 10537446
    Abstract: A method and instruments to assemble an orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The system may also include prosthetic trial components, which may be used to size and select the components of the orthopaedic prosthesis. The system may include components of the orthopaedic prosthesis such as, for example, a prosthetic femoral component, a prosthetic tibial component, a prosthetic stem component, and a prosthetic sleeve component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Megan Wallace, Carl F. Livorsi, Jeremy Oden, Gregory S. Meadows, Francisco A. Amaral, Michael J. Brock, Anthony J. Webb, Craig S. Tsukayama, Karen N. Moeller, Richard C. Ditto
  • Orthopaedic system and method for assembling prosthetic components
    Patent number: 10537341
    Abstract: An orthopaedic system and method to assemble an orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The system may also include prosthetic trial components, which may be used to size and select the components of the orthopaedic prosthesis. The system may include components of the orthopaedic prosthesis such as, for example, a prosthetic femoral component, a prosthetic tibial component, a prosthetic stem component, and a prosthetic sleeve component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Megan Wallace, Carl F. Livorsi, Jeremy Oden, Gregory S. Meadows, Francisco A. Amaral, Michael J. Brock, Anthony J. Webb, Craig S. Tsukayama, Karen N. Moeller, Richard C. Ditto
  • FEMORAL ORTHOPAEDIC INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY FOR SETTING OFFSET
    Publication number: 20200008818
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments for use in a surgical procedure to prepare a patient's femur to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. The tools include guide tools, cutting tools, surgical blocks, and other orthopaedic surgical instruments configured to plan and guide the preparation of the patient's femur. A method of using the orthopaedic surgical instruments is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Rebecca L. Chaney, Craig S. Tsukayama, Joseph G. Wyss
  • SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20190380842
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Craig S. Tsukayama (Deceased), Rebecca L. Chaney, Daniel E. Lashure, Nathan C. Reeder
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20190350723
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lashure, Craig S. Tsukayama, Kyle R. Flakne, Rebecca L. Chaney, Nathan C. Reeder, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20190350722
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Craig S. Tsukayama (Deceased), Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Travis D. Bennett, Chadd W. Clary, Rebecca L. Chaney, Daniel E. Lashure
  • Femoral orthopaedic instrument assembly for setting offset
    Patent number: 10413307
    Abstract: A number of orthopedic surgical instruments for use in a surgical procedure to prepare a patient's femur to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. The tools include guide tools, cutting tools, surgical blocks, and other orthopedic surgical instruments configured to plan and guide the preparation of the patient's femur. A method of using the orthopedic surgical instruments is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Rebecca L. Chaney, Craig S. Tsukayama, Joseph G. Wyss
  • System including femoral augment trials and method of performing an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 10390966
    Abstract: An orthopedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett, Nathan C. Reeder, Rebecca L. Chaney, Craig S. Tsukayama
  • System for preparing a patient's femur in an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 10390965
    Abstract: An orthopedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Craig S. Tsukayama, Rebecca L. Chaney, Daniel E. Lashure, Nathan C. Reeder
  • Method for preparing a patient's femur in an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 10363148
    Abstract: An orthopedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lashure, Craig S. Tsukayama, Kyle R. Flakne, Rebecca L. Chaney, Nathan C. Reeder, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett
  • System and method for preparing a patient's femur in an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 10363147
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Craig S. Tsukayama, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Travis D. Bennett, Chadd W. Clary, Rebecca L. Chaney, Daniel E. Lashure
  • METHOD AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSEMBLING AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20190083113
    Abstract: A method and instruments to assemble an orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The system may also include prosthetic trial components, which may be used to size and select the components of the orthopaedic prosthesis. The system may include components of the orthopaedic prosthesis such as, for example, a prosthetic femoral component, a prosthetic tibial component, a prosthetic stem component, and a prosthetic sleeve component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Megan Wallace, Carl F. Livorsi, Jeremy Oden, Gregory S. Meadows, Francisco A. Amaral, Michael J. Brock, Anthony J. Webb, Craig S. Tsukayama, Karen N. Moeller, Richard C. Ditto
  • ORTHOPAEDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20190083112
    Abstract: An orthopaedic system and method to assemble an orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The system may also include prosthetic trial components, which may be used to size and select the components of the orthopaedic prosthesis. The system may include components of the orthopaedic prosthesis such as, for example, a prosthetic femoral component, a prosthetic tibial component, a prosthetic stem component, and a prosthetic sleeve component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Megan Wallace, Carl F. Livorsi, Jeremy Oden, Gregory S. Meadows, Francisco A. Amaral, Michael J. Brock, Anthony J. Webb, Craig S. Tsukayama, Karen N. Moeller, Richard C. Ditto
  • METHOD AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSEMBLING A FEMORAL ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20190083106
    Abstract: A method and instruments to assemble a femoral orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The system may also include prosthetic trial components, which may be used to size and select the components of the orthopaedic prosthesis. The system may include components of the orthopaedic prosthesis such as, for example, a prosthetic femoral component, a prosthetic tibial component, a prosthetic stem component, and a prosthetic sleeve component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Megan Wallace, Carl F. Livorsi, Jeremy Oden, Gregory S. Meadows, Francisco A. Amaral, Michael J. Brock, Anthony J. Webb, Craig S. Tsukayama, Karen N. Moeller, Richard C. Ditto
  • ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETACHING TRIAL CONSTRUCT ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20190076270
    Abstract: A surgical instrument system comprising a prosthetic trial component and an orthopaedic surgical instrument is disclosed. The orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a distal tip sized to be received in a passageway of the prosthetic trial component. When the distal tip is positioned in the passageway of the prosthetic trial component and is in an expanded position, the distal tip is configured to engage an inner surface of the prosthetic trial component to secure the prosthetic trial component to the orthopaedic surgical instrument and permit the extraction of the trial component from a patient's bone. A method of use is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Craig S. TSUKAYAMA, Phillip G. WITHEE, Jeremiah M. LEWIS, Charles L. PENNINGER, Francisco A. AMARAL, Tyler S. HATHAWAY, Daniel E. LASHURE
  • Femoral orthopaedic surgical instrument and method
    Patent number: 10010329
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a femur includes attaching a proximal end of an intramedullary adaptor to an intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument, securing a distal end of an intramedullary adaptor to a base cutting block, inserting the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument into a medullary canal using the base cutting block, and positioning the base cutting block on a distal end of the femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Sordelet, Chad E. Derf, Rebecca L. Chaney, Craig S. Tsukayama, Carl F. Livorsi, Phillip G. Withee
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170333210
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lashure, Craig S. Tsukayama, Kyle R. Flakne, Rebecca L. Chaney, Nathan C. Reeder, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett
  • SYSTEM INCLUDING FEMORAL AUGMENT TRIALS AND METHOD OF PERFORMING AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170333208
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett, Nathan C. Reeder, Rebecca L. Chaney, Craig S. Tsukayama
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170333209
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Craig S. Tsukayama, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Travis D. Bennett, Chadd W. Clary, Rebecca L. Chaney, Daniel E. Lashure
  • SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170333207
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Craig S. Tsukayama, Rebecca L. Chaney, Daniel E. Lashure, Nathan C. Reeder