Patents Assigned to New Standard Device, LLC
  • Publication number: 20200054360
    Abstract: Provided are a telescoping, adjustable orthopedic strut for use in conjunction with an external bone fixation (EBF) device and an EBF device that employs the strut. The strut includes swivel hinges at each end, wherein each swivel hinge is lockable in any position within a one hundred eighty degree (180°) plane and has a three hundred sixty degree (360°) angle of rotation with respect to an orthopedic plate of the EBF device; an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve configured to slide within the outer sleeve; wherein the inner sleeve and outer sleeve may be positioned and fixed with respect to each other to provide an acute adjustment of the length of the strut; a leadscrew threaded into the inner sleeve, wherein the lead screw can be either rotated or fixed in position; and one or more clamping mechanisms for attaching a EBF element to the strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Wigginton, Bryant T. Phamvu, C. Douglas Klein, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190290328
    Abstract: Provided are orthopedic wires and pins with a cold forged tip for use with External Bone Fixation (EBF) devices. Orthopedic wires includes a length of wire or bar stock and a cutting tip on an end of the length of the wire or bar stock, the cutting tip comprising a cold forged section, wherein a width of the cold forged section conforms to a diameter of the wire or bar stock; and a first plurality of cutting edges in the cold forged section. Also provided are techniques for the manufacture of orthopedic wires and pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventor: Robert E. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190282275
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and component parts of a system for the external fixation of bones. The component parts include fixation plates such as a C Plate, a N Plate, a J Plate, an I Plate and a K Plate. Two or more fixation plates are configured along an axis, the two or more fixation plates selected from a list, the list comprising a plurality of C Plates; a plurality of N Plates; a plurality of J Plates; and a plurality of I Plates; a plurality of telescoping adjustable struts that connect a first fixation plate along the axis with a second fixation plate of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis, wherein the first and second fixation plates are adjacent plates along the axis; and a plurality of posts, each post connecting two adjacent fixation plates of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventors: C. Douglas Klein, JR., Robert E. Wigginton, Bryant T. Phamvu
  • Patent number: 10413328
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and component parts of a system for the external fixation of bones. The component parts include fixation plates such as a C Plate, a N Plate, a J Plate, an I Plate and a K Plate. Two or more fixation plates are configured along an axis, the two or more fixation plates selected from a list, the list comprising a plurality of C Plates; a plurality of N Plates; a plurality of J Plates; and a plurality of I Plates; a plurality of telescoping adjustable struts that connect a first fixation plate along the axis with a second fixation plate of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis, wherein the first and second fixation plates are adjacent plates along the axis; and a plurality of posts, each post connecting two adjacent fixation plates of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventors: C. Douglas Klein, Jr., Robert E. Wigginton, Bryant T. Phamvu
  • Patent number: 10405889
    Abstract: Provided are orthopedic wires and pins with a cold forged tip for use with External Bone Fixation (EBF) devices. Orthopedic wires includes a length of wire or bar stock and a cutting tip on an end of the length of the wire or bar stock, the cutting tip comprising a cold forged section, wherein a width of the cold forged section conforms to a diameter of the wire or bar stock; and a first plurality of cutting edges in the cold forged section. Also provided are techniques for the manufacture of orthopedic wires and pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventor: Robert E. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190262038
    Abstract: Provided are a super wing nut and a super wing bolt that may be used both separately and in conjunction with each other. The super wing nut comprises a head, two wings that extend transversely from opposite sides of the head, a tightening hole that passes perpendicular through the head between the two wings, a tightening slot in a top surface of the head, a polygonal sided shaft that extends downward from the head, and a threaded shaft that extends downward from the polygonal sided shaft. The super wing bolt comprises a head, two wings that extend transversely from opposite sides of the head, a tightening hole that passes perpendicular through the head between the two wings, a tightening slot in a first top surface of the head, a polygonal-sided shaft that extends downward from the head and a threaded hole that passes axially through the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventors: C. Douglas Klein, JR., Bryant T. Phamvu, Robert E. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20180368888
    Abstract: Provided are a telescoping, adjustable orthopedic strut for use in conjunction with an external bone fixation (EBF) device and an EBF device that employs the strut. The strut includes swivel hinges at each end, wherein each swivel hinge is lockable in any position within a one hundred eighty degree (180°) plane and has a three hundred degree (360°) angle of rotation with respect to an orthopedic plate of the EBF device; an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve configured to slide within the outer sleeve; wherein the inner sleeve and outer sleeve may be positioned and fixed with respect to each other to provide an acute adjustment of the length of the strut; a leadscrew threaded into the inner sleeve, wherein the lead screw can be either rotated or fixed in position to provide a fine adjustment of the length of the strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Wigginton, Bryant T. Phamvu, C. Douglas Klein
  • Publication number: 20180317967
    Abstract: Provided are orthopedic wires and pins with a cold forged tip for use with External Bone Fixation (EBF) devices. Orthopedic wires includes a length of wire or bar stock and a cutting tip on an end of the length of the wire or bar stock, the cutting tip comprising a cold forged section, wherein a width of the cold forged section conforms to a diameter of the wire or bar stock; and a first plurality of cutting edges in the cold forged section. Also provided are techniques for the manufacture of orthopedic wires and pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventor: Robert E. Wigginton