Patents by Inventor Kristina J. Straszheim-Morley

Kristina J. Straszheim-Morley 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: 7850698
    Abstract: A trialing assembly for use during knee replacement procedures to determine size and position of a tibial plate implant as well as the size and thickness of the articular surface prior to implantation of the implant. The trialing assembly includes a broaching plate having a tibia engaging bottom surface adapted for placement atop a tibia and an opposite top surface, the bottom and top surfaces extending between an anterior edge and a posterior edge of the broaching plate. The broaching plate includes an anterior rail and a posterior rail protruding superiorly from the top surface and extending along the anterior and posterior edges, respectively. A trialing plate is configured to removably fit atop the broaching plate between the anterior and posterior rails. The trialing plate includes an engagement member extending from a superior surface of the trialing plate and adapted to engage with an articular surface provisional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristina J. Straszheim-Morley, Dwight T. Todd, Brian D. Byrd, Scott C. Lazar
  • Publication number: 20100010635
    Abstract: A trialing assembly for use during knee replacement procedures to determine size and position of a tibial plate implant as well as the size and thickness of the articular surface prior to implantation of the implant. The trialing assembly includes a broaching plate having a tibia engaging bottom surface adapted for placement atop a tibia and an opposite top surface, the bottom and top surfaces extending between an anterior edge and a posterior edge of the broaching plate. The broaching plate includes an anterior rail and a posterior rail protruding superiorly from the top surface and extending along the anterior and posterior edges, respectively. A trialing plate is configured to removably fit atop the broaching plate between the anterior and posterior rails. The trialing plate includes an engagement member extending from a superior surface of the trialing plate and adapted to engage with an articular surface provisional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kristina J. Straszheim-Morley, Dwight T. Todd, Brian D. Byrd, Scott Lazar