Patents by Inventor John Jude Grecco

John Jude Grecco 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).

  • Trial implant and method of use
    Patent number: 9017414
    Abstract: Disclosed is a trial implant having a body and a tab. The body may include a recess and may be sized to closely approximate a permanent implant. The tab may be more durable than the body, and may be disposed within the body and wholly contained within the recess. Also disclosed is a method of performing a trialing procedure including providing a trial implant as described, providing a tool to attach to the tab, inserting the implant onto a resected joint, evaluating and extracting the implant. The same procedure may then be performed with a second implant. The method may further include a tool having an attachment portion that is substantially or wholly contained within the recess. A kit is disclosed including a plurality of trial implants of incrementally different shapes and sizes. The kit may further include a tool. Also disclosed is a method of making the described implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: John Jude Grecco, Troy Allen McMillen
  • Trial implant and method of use
    Publication number: 20100125337
    Abstract: Disclosed is a trial implant having a body and a tab. The body may include a recess and may be sized to closely approximate a permanent implant. The tab may be more durable than the body, and may be disposed within the body and wholly contained within the recess. Also disclosed is a method of performing a trialing procedure including providing a trial implant as described, providing a tool to attach to the tab, inserting the implant onto a resected joint, evaluating and extracting the implant. The same procedure may then be performed with a second implant. The method may further include a tool having an attachment portion that is substantially or wholly contained within the recess. A kit is disclosed including a plurality of trial implants of incrementally different shapes and sizes. The kit may further include a tool. Also disclosed is a method of making the described implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: John Jude Grecco, Troy Allen McMillen
  • Valve position monitor
    Patent number: 6820647
    Abstract: A valve position monitor that provides simultaneous visual and electrical signals of valve position is disclosed. A method of monitoring the position of a valve by utilizing the valve position monitor described herein is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Westlock Controls Corporation
    Inventors: John Jude Grecco, Antimo J. Martin, Leo Minervini, Franklin H. Sinclair