Patents by Inventor Normand T. Brisebois

Normand T. Brisebois 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).

  • Surgical instrument system with ball and socket support
    Patent number: 8187279
    Abstract: A surgical instrument support system has a support frame supported by three arms. Each arm has a plurality of ball and socket members strung in series along a cable. The arms are also connected to bases mountable to the patient's limb on the proximal and distal sides of the joint. Actuators are provided for each arm to change the tension in the cables to change the stiffness of each arm. The support system can be part of a surgical instrument system that includes a plurality of resection guides mountable to the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Depuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Normand T. Brisebois, Mark A. Capobianco, Michael J. Fortin, Kenneth R. Hayes, James M. Kennedy, John J. McMorrow, Paul J. Monteiro, Jean-Pierce Nuss, Phillip G. Withee
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM WITH BALL AND SOCKET SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20080132897
    Abstract: A surgical instrument support system has a support frame supported by three arms. Each arm has a plurality of ball and socket members strung in series along a cable. The arms are also connected to bases mountable to the patient's limb on the proximal and distal sides of the joint. Actuators are provided for each arm to change the tension in the cables to change the stiffness of each arm. The support system can be part of a surgical instrument system that includes a plurality of resection guides mountable to the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Normand T. Brisebois, Mark A. Capobianco, Michael J. Fortin, Kenneth R. Hayes, James M. Kennedy, John J. McMorrow, Paul J. Monteiro, Jean-Pierce Nuss, Phillip G. Withee