Patents by Inventor Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen 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: 20240138888Abstract: An orthopedic spacer assembly can include a bone plate and a spacer. The bone plate can include a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion defining a plurality of anchor openings. The spacer can have a c-shaped body and can include a central bore extending through a thickness of the spacer. The spacer can be disposed between the bone plate and a subject's bone such that the central bore of the spacer aligns with an anchor opening of the plurality of anchor openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: John Brajkovich, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Christopher G. Sidebotham, Christopher Preucil
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Patent number: 11957390Abstract: A bone screw cutting system can include a cutting assembly having a plurality of blades. The system can further include a position adjustment assembly coupled to the cutting assembly and configured to receive a bone screw blank and position the bone screw blank relative to the cutting assembly. The cutting assembly is configured to cut a bone screw blank received by the position adjustment assembly and to form a self-tapping end portion at a cut end of a resulting cut bone screw.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Publication number: 20230190312Abstract: A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a prosthesis system that has a retaining system. The joint prosthesis system can include an implant, and an alignment guide. The alignment guide can include a post member extending through a central axis of rotation in a prosthesis and a drill guide member having a first limiting member for limiting articular surface removal from a joint. The first limiting member can include a recessed guide for positioning the implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Bioshift, LLCInventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 11559313Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Patent number: 11529151Abstract: A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: BioShift, LLCInventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Publication number: 20210212740Abstract: A bone screw cutting system can include a cutting assembly having a plurality of blades. The system can further include a position adjustment assembly coupled to the cutting assembly and configured to receive a bone screw blank and position the bone screw blank relative to the cutting assembly. The cutting assembly is configured to cut a bone screw blank received by the position adjustment assembly and to form a self-tapping end portion at a cut end of a resulting cut bone screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 10932911Abstract: An implantable orthopedic wedge can include a main body having a base portion and an apical portion, the apical portion including a first end. The main body can have a thickness that tapers along a perimeter of the main body from a first thickness at the base portion to a second thickness at the apical portion. The implantable orthopedic wedge can also include a fixation member coupled to the main body and configured to receive one or more anchoring elements to anchor the wedge to an implantation site.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas van der Meulen
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Publication number: 20210000490Abstract: A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Bioshift, LLCInventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Publication number: 20200330104Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Patent number: 10799253Abstract: A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: BioShift, LLCInventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 10702283Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Publication number: 20190269514Abstract: An implantable orthopedic wedge can include a main body having a base portion and an apical portion, the apical portion including a first end. The main body can have a thickness that tapers along a perimeter of the main body from a first thickness at the base portion to a second thickness at the apical portion. The implantable orthopedic wedge can also include a fixation member coupled to the main body and configured to receive one or more anchoring elements to anchor the wedge to an implantation site.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas van der Meulen
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Publication number: 20190254828Abstract: Embodiments of an implant assembly for hip replacement surgery is disclosed. In one embodiment, the implant assembly includes a femoral component comprising a stem member configured to extend into a femur of a patient and a locking member configured to extend through the femoral component to affix the stem member to the femur.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 10226288Abstract: A bone plate has a curved elongated body including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is laterally offset relative to the second end portion, and includes a plurality of screw holes. A first screw hole is defined by the second end portion. Each of the screw holes of the first end portion are laterally offset from a straight line extending in a direction along a length dimension of the bone plate and bisecting the first screw hole of the second end portion, and each of the screw holes of the first end portion are on the same side of the straight line as one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Randall Lane Acker
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Patent number: 10159575Abstract: A novel and improved retaining member can be used with a joint prosthesis which may be implanted with a minimally invasive surgical technique. The retaining member can be configured to releasably link together two or more components of a joint implant in an orientation suitable for implantation. The retaining member can be removed once the joint implant has been positioned within the implant site.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: BioShift, LLCInventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Publication number: 20180125503Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Publication number: 20180008291Abstract: A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Bioshift, LLCInventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 9782184Abstract: A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Bioshift, LLCInventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 9743939Abstract: A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Inventors: Randall Lane Acker, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Publication number: 20160128745Abstract: A bone plate has a curved elongated body including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is laterally offset relative to the second end portion, and includes a plurality of screw holes. A first screw hole is defined by the second end portion. Each of the screw holes of the first end portion are laterally offset from a straight line extending in a direction along a length dimension of the bone plate and bisecting the first screw hole of the second end portion, and each of the screw holes of the first end portion are on the same side of the straight line as one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Randall Lane Acker