Patents by Inventor Robert B. Brigham

Robert B. Brigham 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).

  • Constraining ring inserter
    Patent number: 8535323
    Abstract: A hand held instrument is provided in one embodiment in a kit for use in positioning a constraining ring of an acetabular liner system and includes a shaft including a first coupling member, and a plurality of heads, each of the plurality of heads including (i) a base configured to couple with the first coupling member and (ii) a pair of resilient gripper arms, each of the pair of resilient gripper arms defining a constraining ring reception area having a size different from the constraining ring reception area defined by the pair of gripper arms of each of the other of the plurality of heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan C. Keefer, Larry G. McCleary, Robert B. Brigham
  • Constraining ring inserter
    Publication number: 20090192626
    Abstract: A hand held instrument is provided in one embodiment in a kit for use in positioning a constraining ring of an acetabular liner system and includes a shaft including a first coupling member, and a plurality of heads, each of the plurality of heads including (i) a base configured to couple with the first coupling member and (ii) a pair of resilient gripper arms, each of the pair of resilient gripper arms defining a constraining ring reception area having a size different from the constraining ring reception area defined by the pair of gripper arms of each of the other of the plurality of heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Keefer, Larry G. McCleary, Robert B. Brigham