Patents by Inventor Michael KOWALESKI

Michael KOWALESKI 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: 11963847
    Abstract: TPLO plate includes a body having a proximal portion positioned over a cut and repositioned proximal segment of a tibia during a procedure and a distal portion positioned over a distal segment of the tibia during the procedure and a first distal hole extending through a proximal end of the distal portion from the first surface to the second surface. The first hole is configured so that the body is rotatable about a fixation element seated therein in combination with a second distal hole extending through the distal portion distally of the first hole. The second hole includes a compression surface along a caudal side thereof, so that a head portion of a fixation element is slid therealong during insertion into the second hole and the distal end is moved caudally relative to the fixation element and the body is rotated about the fixation element in the first hole relative to the recess of the first hole, cranially compressing the proximal segment against the distal segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Horan, Michael Kowaleski
  • Publication number: 20240108385
    Abstract: TPLO plate includes a body and first and second distal holes. The body extends longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and defined via a first surface which, in an operative configuration, faces away from a bone and a second surface which, in the operative configuration, faces toward the bone. The body includes a proximal portion configured to be positioned over a cut and repositioned proximal segment of a tibia during a procedure and a distal portion extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to be positioned over a distal segment of the tibia during the procedure. The first hole extends through a proximal end of the distal portion of the body from the first surface to the second surface. The first hole includes an elongated portion and an offset portion open to and in communication with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy J. HORAN, Michael KOWALESKI, Jaime MAZUREK, James GUTHLEIN