Patents by Inventor Rory Kiphart

Rory Kiphart 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).

  • Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing An Implant
    Publication number: 20080257363
    Abstract: An orthopedic implant manufacturing method. The method includes preparing a preliminary pre-operative surgical plan for a specific patient, communicating the plan to a surgeon of the patient, and receiving an orthopedic implant design recommendation of the surgeon. The implant design recommendation can include selecting one of first, second or third options, the first option being a patient-specific implant, the second option being a semi-custom implant, and the third option being an off-the-shelf implant. The method further includes sending a request for manufacturing the selected implant to a manufacturing center, receiving the implant, and forwarding the implant for implantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Schoenefeld, Brian D. Salyer, Michael Canada, Rory Kiphart, Robert Metzger, John R. White