Patents by Inventor Phil Tremblay

Phil Tremblay 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).

  • Modular drill guide
    Patent number: 6960216
    Abstract: A modular drill guide for use in securing a spinal fixation plate to a spine is provided. The drill guide generally includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end adapted to engage a spinal fixation plate, and at least one guide member removably and replaceably matable to the shaft. The guide member can have a connector member with at least one bore extending therethrough for receiving at least a portion of the shaft, and at least one barrel formed thereon and defining a lumen for receiving a tool, such as an awl, a drill bit, a fastener, or a driver device. The shaft can optionally be coupled to an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. The barrel(s) include a bore formed therethrough for receiving a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: DePuy Acromed, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Kolb, Phil Tremblay, Jonathan Haylock
  • Modular drill guide
    Publication number: 20040186482
    Abstract: A modular drill guide for use in securing a spinal fixation plate to a spine is provided. The drill guide generally includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end adapted to engage a spinal fixation plate, and at least one guide member removably and replaceably matable to the shaft. The guide member can have a connector member with at least one bore extending therethrough for receiving at least a portion of the shaft, and at least one barrel formed thereon and defining a lumen for receiving a tool, such as an awl, a drill bit, a fastener, or a driver device. The shaft can optionally be coupled to an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. The barrel(s) include a bore formed therethrough for receiving a tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Eric D. Kolb, Phil Tremblay, Jonathan Haylock