Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Jacque Wilson
  • Method for crosslinking UHMWPE in an orthopaedic implant
    Patent number: 6365089
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bearing for use in an orthopaedic implant, comprises the steps of: providing a radiation source; positioning a bearing material at a distance away from the radiation source; installing a shield over at least a portion of the bearing material; irradiating the bearing material through the shield using the radiation source; and forming a bearing surface on the bearing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Krebs, Dirk L. Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Dale F. Swarts, Gregory S. Meadows, Gregory K. Taylor
  • Orthopaedic bone plate
    Patent number: D464136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bryant, Aude Leroy-Gallissot, Stephen K. Benirschke, Paul Duwelius, James Goulet, David Templeman, Robert Winquist
  • Orthopaedic bone plate
    Patent number: D464731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bryant, Aude Leroy-Gallissot, Stephen K. Benirschke, Paul Duwelius, James Goulet, David Templeman, Robert Winquist
  • Orthopaedic bone plate
    Patent number: D469533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bryant, Aude Leroy-Gallissot, Stephen K. Bernirschke, Paul Duwelius, James A. Goulet, David Templeman, Robert Winquist