Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Coon

Thomas M. Coon 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).

  • Publication number: 20030158606
    Abstract: A knee arthroplasty prosthesis includes a femoral component having multiple pieces with engagement means provided for engaging various pieces of the femoral component to one another following their insertion in the incised area of the femur. A tibial component includes multiple pieces designed for assembly following positioning in the incision. The tibial component includes a Morse taper cavity on one piece of the tibial component and a Morse taper extension on another member of the component for receipt therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas M. Coon, Alfred J. Tria, Donald M. Smucker, Richard R. Van Zile
  • Publication number: 20020173797
    Abstract: A femoral knee saw guide for use in surgery includes a cutting guide having a slot extending therethrough for guiding a saw and alignment structure attached to the guide and positioned externally of the patient's femur for effecting proper alignment of the cutting guide. The cutting guide may be used for cutting one or both condyles at the distal end of the femur in a medial to lateral direction or lateral to medial direction. An arm having a stylus extending into the plane defined by the path of travel of the saw may be used when it is desired to cut only a single condyle to prevent inadvertently cutting the opposing condyle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Richard R. Van Zile, Donald M. Smucker, Thomas M. Coon