Patents Examined by Christian A Sevilla
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Patent number: 11185424Abstract: An alignment guide for acetabular implants is designed to fit a particular patient using 3D medical imagery, conforms to the patient and uses one or more guide holes to direct the insertion of a positioning pin to indicate the correct positioning of various surgical tools during a medical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Advanced Ortho-Med Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sok Gek Lim, GuanMing Zhou
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Patent number: 11185357Abstract: A distal radius plate according to the invention is ergonomically formed to be more easily centered on the radius bone. The distal radius plate has two main portions: an elongated portion that attaches to the body of the radius and a distal radius portion that attaches to the lower most, wider portion of the radius bone. Because of its ergonomic shape the distal radius plate is fast and easy to center on the radius and install. In another embodiment, the distal radius plate may include a metal support that is partially or entirely covered with a plastic to eliminate or reduce detailed machining of the metal, which reduces part cost and manufacturing time.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: ExsoMed CorporationInventors: Lloyd P. Champagne, Jozef Zoldos
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Patent number: 11173045Abstract: A trial medical instrument for aligning an acetabular component, comprising: a first portion configured to fit within a patient's acetabulum; and a second portion extending from the first portion; wherein the second portion extends from the first portion in a direction that mimics a shape formed by a femoral implant component coupled with an acetabular implant component when a femur to which the femoral implant component is coupled is in a position relative to an acetabulum to which the acetabular implant component is coupled that is near an extent of a typical range of motion of the femur. As used herein, the phrase “extent of a typical range of motion” describes typical angular displacements of a femur as usually limited by patient anatomy.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: David C. Kelman, John Clausen, M. Scott Elliott, David L. Evans, Kevin W. Belew, David W. Rister, Phillip E. Frederick, Russell Walter
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Patent number: 11172943Abstract: Drill guide assemblies are adjustable for proper alignment of drill holes in the glenoid with the drill holes in the coracoid during a Latarjet procedure. The drill guide has an aimer arm extending from the body of the drill guide which has a fixed angle with respect to a drill sleeve inserted through the guide. The aimer arm can move up or down relative to the drill sleeve while maintaining the fixed angle relative to the drill sleeve by actuation of a translation member on the body.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignees: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. LimitedInventors: Robert Arciero, Oliver Streit, Dirk Wunderle, Alex Seidl
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Patent number: 11166824Abstract: A surgical implant having a surface treatment which contains primary cavities and secondary cavities. The primary cavities are larger than the secondary cavities and the primary cavities have an average length ranging from 20-500 micrometers. The surface treatment includes recasted material adjacent to a plurality of the primary cavities.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.Inventors: Mark Miccio, Jason Zappacosta
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Patent number: 11166821Abstract: A sacroiliac joint implant includes an implant structure formed from an elongated base member, an elongated first side member, and an elongated second side member, with an internal support structure extending in an implant plane from the base member to each of the first side member and the second side member. Three or more fusion passages are defined in an area between the base member, first side member, and second side member. Each fusion passage defines a respective open area through the implant to facilitate bone growth across the sacroiliac joint when the implant is properly implanted in the joint.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventor: John Anthony Sazy
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Patent number: 11160563Abstract: System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a distal opening at or near the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curved cannula sized to be received in the central channel, and having a curved distal end configured to be extended laterally outward from the distal opening in a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curved cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured allow a probe to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Relievant Medsystems, Inc.Inventors: Samit Patel, Richard C. Pellegrino, Robert Flagler
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Patent number: 11160590Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for bone stabilization, especially volar distal radius stabilization. The stabilization system may include a bone plate having an elongated portion, an enlarged head portion, and a transition region connecting the elongated portion to the enlarged head portion, and the plate including a plurality of through holes. A plurality of fasteners may be configured to extend through one or more of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate and into the bone. The plate may be used to stabilize a fracture in a long bone, such as a radius.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Davison, Stephanie Wolfe, Evan Langdale, Joseph DePaul, Barclay Davis, Gabrielle Zingalis, Michelle Gray, David Laird, Jr.
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Patent number: 11154344Abstract: A cranial bone fastening device for temporarily fastening multiple cranial bone portions to a main body of a positioning device in order to orient the cranial bone portions relative to one another, wherein a pin-like fixing element portion is provided, one side of which is designed to contact the multiple cranial bone portions in order to secure the cranial bone portions to the main body of the positioning device upon interaction with a counter portion on the other side of the cranial bone portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: KARL LEIBINGER MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Frank Reinauer, Stefanie Grom, Anita Grigore, Veit Irion, Ernst-Johannes Haberl
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Patent number: 11154306Abstract: A handle assembly is disclosed for firmly holding a surgical tool. The handle assembly comprises a handle and a locking mechanism attached to the handle. The locking mechanism includes a locking ring, a collet, and a compressible locking pin engageable with the locking ring and collet. The locking ring is moveable between first and second positions relative to the handle. The first position is an unlocked position whereby the locking pin is in a decompressed state relative to the locking ring and the collet. In the first position, a surgical tool may be inserted and withdrawn from the collet of the locking mechanism. The second position is a locked position whereby the locking pin is in a compressed state relative to the locking ring and the collet. In the second position, a surgical tool is anchored in the collet of the locking mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Sweitzer
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Patent number: 11154402Abstract: An apparatus for installing a fusion implant into the sacroiliac joint (“SI Joint”). The apparatus comprises a working channel, a joint locator, an abrading device, and an insertion device. The joint locator is inserted into the working channel, and this combination, guided by a K-wire, is advanced into the SI Joint. The joint locator is removed, and the abrading device is used to abrade the sacrum and ilium inside the SI Joint. The insertion device then advances the implant into the abraded area of the SI Joint. The abraded area heals across the implant, thereby fusing the sacrum to the ilium and fusing the SI Joint.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Pain TEQ, LLCInventors: Sean LaNeve, Charles Girsch, Chris Girsch
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Patent number: 11147585Abstract: An access device for surgical procedures includes an end cap having a rigid body with a flexible support sealingly mounted to the rigid body with at least one separate access port for accommodating introduction of individual surgical instruments into a body of a patient. The at least one access port is sealingly attached to the flexible support and extend in a proximal direction therefrom. The flexible support is of a material more flexible than those of the rigid body and the at least one access port to provide for relative angular movement of the at least one access port to provide flexibility for positioning surgical instruments introduced through the at least one access port.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Conmed CorporationInventors: Gennady Kleyman, Michael J. Augelli, Michael J. Kane
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Patent number: 11129649Abstract: An implant for fusing a joint between first and second bone portions. The implant includes a screw member, and a washer polyaxially rotatable relative to the screw member. The screw member includes a head, a lag zone, and a threaded engagement zone. The implant includes a fusion zone for joint compression, extending from the washer to the proximal end of the engagement zone. Fenestrations may be present in the fusion zone. The length of the fusion zone ranges from about 10 mm to about 37 mm. Different surface finishes including roughened and non-roughened may be applied selectively to selected portions of the implant. In an embodiment, the joint is a sacro-iliac joint, and upon implantation the implant extends from the exterior of the ilium, across the joint and into the sacral vertebral body. Instrumentation and methods for preparing the joint and implanting the implant are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignees: IMDS LLC, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventors: Brian Scott Schumacher, Nicholas Slater, William W. Cross, III
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Patent number: 11129718Abstract: Systems and methods for treating musculoskeletal disorders of the spinopelvic anatomy including treating spinal deformities by spinopelvic fixation including fusion of the sacroiliac joint at the base of long spinal fusion construct cases. The system may include implants designed to be used as an adjunct to long spinal fusions to further the immobilization and stabilization of the sacroiliac joint. The implants may be designed to augment an S2AI screw and an S1 screw in order to improve durability of the foundation of the spinal construct. The implants may have a triangular cross section.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: JCBD, LLCInventors: Edward Jeffrey Donner, Christopher Thomas Donner
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Patent number: 11129655Abstract: A bone fusing implant device includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal direction. The elongated body includes a first segment having an outer surface with cortical threads, a second segment having an outer surface with cancellous threads, a top segment and a bottom segment. The first segment is adjacent to the second segment along the longitudinal direction and is configured to engage a cortical bone with the cortical threads and the second segment is configured to engage a cancellous bone with the cancellous threads. The elongated body has one or more elongated fusing gutters extending along the longitudinal direction on an outer surface of the elongated body covering the first and second segments, a central opening extending along the longitudinal direction through the elongated body's center and one or more through-openings that extend horizontally and intersect with the one or more fusing gutters.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: KIC VENTURES, LLCInventors: Jeremy Crossgrove, Oscar Herrera, Michael Emery, Joshua Finkel, Kyle Woodard, Kingsley R. Chin
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Patent number: 11129692Abstract: A method and device for ensuring better placement of an implant, such as an implant that is affixed via bone bed drilling to a recipient's skull. In particular, the technology comprises an apparatus and method of deploying the same that can lead to an improved goodness of fit of the implant. The apparatus and process of the present disclosure are particularly applicable to affixing auditory prostheses such as cochlear implants. The implant is provided with a template that has the same dimensions as the implant that is to be affixed. This template has a dye-impregnated material on its distal surface that is used during bone bed drilling to identify bony spots that have to be drilled away to get a flat surface and a better alignment of the implant with the bone bed. The template may also be provided in kit form.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Christiane D'hondt, Francesca Harris, Rishubh Verma
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Patent number: 11123088Abstract: A surgical tool for use in a system for removing bone from vertebrae to relieve stenosis is provided. In one embodiment, the surgical tool includes a drill bit having a proximal end and a distal end, a drive shaft having a proximal rod portion and a distal tubular portion, the drill bit and the drive shaft configured to rotate about a horizontal axis in a clockwise direction; and an engagement system disposed between the drill bit and the drive shaft; wherein the engagement system is configured to selectively engage the drill bit to the drive shaft for powered rotation when the drill bit contacts a first material at a first predetermined resistance and to disengage the drill bit from the drive shaft when the drill bit engages a second material at a second predetermined resistance; and wherein the first predetermined resistance is greater than the second predetermined resistance.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: SPINAL INNOVATIONS, LLCInventors: Dwight S. Tyndall, Kevin Chappuis, Nicholas Uvanovic
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Patent number: 11103282Abstract: An apparatus for penetrating bone and accessing bone marrow is provided. The apparatus may include a penetrator assembly and a powered drill. The penetrator assembly may include an inner penetrator having a stylet. The penetrator assembly may also include an outer penetrator having a hollow cannula and a luer lock attachment. The powered drill may include a housing enclosing a motor and a power supply and associated circuitry. The powered drill may also include a connector receptacle for receiving a penetrator assembly connector of the penetrator assembly. The powered drill may include a magnetic connection which releasably locks the penetrator assembly connector into place with the powered drill. The power supply may include a rechargeable battery within the housing for supplying power to the motor. A battery indicator may be provided to indicate a level of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITEDInventors: Larry J. Miller, David S. Bolleter, Robert W. Titkemeyer, Charles M. Schwimmer
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Patent number: 11103223Abstract: A bone marrow access apparatus is adapted to be installed in connection with a bone. The bone marrow access apparatus includes a bone penetrating member having an internal channel having an opening at a proximal end and an opening at a distal end adapted to open into in a bone marrow space in the bone. A valve cap is provided around part of the bone penetrating member, and includes a valve having an opening having an open state in which the channel is not obstructed and a closed state to prevent flow of a material through the channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: APERTURE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Bob Rioux, Khoder Jaber
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Patent number: 11096699Abstract: A drill guide to facilitate drilling a hole into a bone and inserting an anchor. The drill guide includes a handle extending to a proximal end and a guide shaft extending from the handle to a distal end. A recess extends into the handle at the proximal end. The drill guide also includes a channel extending through the recess and into the guide shaft and a contact surface extending from the recess. The contact surface may be a proximal surface on a ring extending circumferentially within the recess. The contact surface may alternatively be a proximal surface on a protrusion extending from and within the recess. For example, the protrusion is a triangular protrusion extending along the recess toward the channel. The contact surface allows for the use of inserters of varying sizes within the channel of the drill guide.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: CONMED CORPORATIONInventors: Grady Breslich, Trey Smith