Patents by Inventor Jack W. Phlipot

Jack W. Phlipot 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).

  • Patent number: 5344461
    Abstract: A rotating dovetail attachment mechanism for connecting a modular provisional augmentation block to the distal surface of a provisional tibial tray. The augmentation block has lateral components which contact a vertical surface on a prepared bone. The rotating dovetail attachment mechanism permits the block to be used with a stemmed tibial implant provisional by rotating the lateral components of the augmentation block around the stem during connection of the provisional block to the provisional tibial component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack W. Phlipot