Patents Examined by Christian A Sevilla
  • Robotic end effector with adjustable inner diameter
    Patent number: 11612439
    Abstract: An end effector for a surgical robotic system, comprising a main body, one or members, and an adjustment mechanism. The main body has an interior sidewall and an opening extending through the main body. The one or more members are located within the main body and extend into and retract from the opening to vary a diameter of the opening through which a tool may be inserted. The adjustment mechanism coupled to the one or more members for varying the diameter of the opening, and comprises a collar coupled to the one or more members such that rotation of the collar in a first direction causes the one or more members to move away from the interior sidewall to reduce the diameter of the opening, and rotation in a second direction causes the one or more members to move towards the interior sidewall to increase the diameter of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Mobius Imaging LLC
    Inventor: Russell Stanton
  • Robotic surgery planar cutting systems and methods
    Patent number: 11602358
    Abstract: Examples of robotically controlled planar cutting systems and methods for controlling cutting systems to prepare bone tissue in surgical procedures, are generally described herein. Applicable surgical procedures for the robotically controlled cutting systems and methods include procedures involving the preparation (e.g., removal, surfacing) of bone tissue, such as is performed in knee arthroplasties. In an example, a robotically controlled planar cutting system can include a housing, a cutting element disposed in the housing, and a cutting control mechanism in communication with a robotic controller to control operation of the cutting element to machine a planar surface. The cutting element can be exposed and retracted relative to the housing and can include a plurality of cutting implements arranged to machine the planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ORTHOSOFT ULC
    Inventors: Pierre Couture, Louis-Philippe Amiot
  • Surgical bending instrument
    Patent number: 11596398
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for a surgical bending instrument for bending surgical implants. The surgical bending instrument comprises a body including a center lever comprising a wheel and a cam. A distal force applicator comprises a driver centered between a first grip and a second grip. In some embodiments, the distal force applicator is configured to retain a surgical staple, such that the surgical staple may be changed to a distracted configuration suitable for implantation at a bone fixation or fusion site of a patient. In some embodiments, the distal force applicator is configured to bend a bone fusion plate so as to tailor the plate to specific anatomy of the patient's bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: In2Bones USA, LLC
    Inventor: Rebecca Hawkins Wahl
  • Pedicle subtraction osteotomy guide
    Patent number: 11589941
    Abstract: A virtual surgical cutting guide may have first and second slots defining first and second axes respectively. The virtual surgical cutting guide may be positioned away from a vertebral body such that the first and second axes intersect at a distal point located in an interior of the vertebral body. The virtual surgical cutting guide may include the virtual surgical cutting guide with first and second cutting instruments. A method of performing a pedicle subtraction osteotomy may include the steps of placing the virtual surgical cutting guide over the first and second cutting instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Bryan Weiner, M. Todd Miller, Steven F. Krause, Michael Chang
  • Harvesting cancellous bone and marrow from posterior superior iliac spine using bone press
    Patent number: 11589848
    Abstract: A method of harvesting cancellous bone and marrow from an individual's posterior superior iliac spine using a bone press apparatus includes: creating an opening in cortical bone of the posterior superior iliac spine; accessing through the opening and loosening for extraction cancellous bone and bone marrow; inserting a suction apparatus through the opening and extracting the loosened cancellous bone and bone marrow, the suction apparatus being attached to a first lid of a collection container, the first lid of the collection container having a suction port to which a suction source is connected; disconnecting the suction source from the suction port and replacing the first lid with a second lid having a suction port and a plunger with a press head; filtering the extracted liquid by depressing the plunger; and pouring the filtered liquid through the suction port of the second lid into another cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: H & M INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Joel W. Ray, Robert Sean Hensler
  • Disposable integrated speed reduction and gearless high torque device
    Patent number: 11589879
    Abstract: An integrated disposable rotational speed reduction assembly having a shaft assembly, a housing, an output assembly, and a plurality of planetary gears each having a plurality of gear teeth. The shaft assembly is configured to cause rotation of the planetary gears with a sun gear. The rotation of the planetary gears is configured to cause rotation of an output shaft, with a reduction of rotational speed relative to the rotation of the shaft assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ECA Medical Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: John Nino
  • Orthopaedic trauma devices with porous regions and therapeutic agent delivery
    Patent number: 11589908
    Abstract: A device for treating orthopaedic trauma includes a device body having an exterior surface and a cannulation formed therein that extends from one longitudinal end of the device body to an opposite longitudinal end of the device body and at least one porous ingrowth material region associated with the exterior surface of the device body and fluidly coupled to the cannulation. The at least one porous ingrowth material region is configured to deliver a therapeutic agent from the cannulation to a region outside the device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SMed-TA/TD, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory C. Stalcup
  • Customized patient-specific surgical instrument systems and methods
    Patent number: 11589878
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising a metallic customized patient-specific surgical instrument is disclosed. The metallic customized patient-specific surgical instrument includes a base plate sized to be positioned on a resected surface of a distal end of a patient's femur, an anterior resection guide body attached to, and extending from, the distal surface of the base plate to a free distal end, a posterior resection guide body attached to, and extending from, the distal surface to a free distal end, and a pair of chamfer resection guide bodies attached to, and extending from, the distal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel D. Fritzinger
  • System and method for transporting suture
    Patent number: 11589860
    Abstract: A suture transport system is disclosure for placing a flexible member along a tunnel, the system including a means of transporting a flexible member along a tunnel from a first opening in the tunnel through to a second opening at an opposite end of the tunnel, such that the flexible member extends from both the first and second opening. The system also includes a means of capturing a portion of the flexible member at the second opening, to inhibit the flexible member from retracting into the tunnel second opening. The means of capturing includes an aperture for capturing the portion of the flexible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte, Limited
    Inventors: Mason Bettenga, Dirk Wunderle, Alexander Iwan Seidl, Pascal Boileau, John Albert Slusarz, Jr.
  • Fastening device for acquiring bone marrow aspirate
    Patent number: 11589847
    Abstract: The invention involves a device and method for acquiring bone marrow aspirate. The system includes an elongated cannulated fastener having a threaded end for attachment to a bone. The threaded portion includes a directional aperture sized to allow marrow to be drawn into the cannula. The directional aperture also allows the user to direct the aperture in a desired direction within the bone for acquisition of the marrow. The distal end of the cannulated fastener includes a connector which may be in the form of a Luer lock to allow vacuum to be applied to the cannula for drawing the marrow into a syringe or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: BEACON BIOMEDICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Ty, Dale Mitchell
  • Radiolucent, 3-D printed soft tissue retractor
    Patent number: 11583268
    Abstract: A radiolucent, 3-D printed soft tissue retractor includes an elongate, curved support body having a long central axis that exceeds the length of a short, transverse axis. A bone engaging concavity is provided on a first side of the body. A concave soft tissue retracting surface is provided on a second side of the body. An inflection point is provided on the body in between the bone engaging concavity and the soft tissue retracting surface. The soft tissue retractor is configured to cooperate with a second soft tissue retractor and a backing plate to retract tissue and stabilize bones during a surgical distal radius fracture repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: RETRACTORTHO, INC.
    Inventors: Alidad Ghiassi, Steven Howard, Bradley Klos, Michael Bauschard
  • Drill bit data management for penetration-monitoring drill
    Patent number: 11576684
    Abstract: Embodiments directed to an apparatus and system of monitoring an instrument with a working tool engaged thereby. In one aspect, an embodiment including a working tool with a machine readable indicium indicative of a working tool attribute. The working tool may be receivable by an instrument such that a corresponding machine readable indicia reader receives an identifier of the working tool. Various attributes and conditions in relation to the instrument and working tool received thereby may be identified to facilitate the provisioning of a response to prompt various corrective actions. In this regard, a controller may provide an output in response to a received identifier of a working tool and an identified instrument operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MCGINLEY ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph C. McGinley, Adam M. Johnson
  • Bone marrow aspirate collection system
    Patent number: 11576658
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting bone marrow includes a trocar component having an upper handle and an elongate shaft depending from the handle, the shaft having a sharp cutting edge at a lower tip thereof. An introducer component includes a lower handle having an inlet formed therethrough and an introducer cannula communicably connected to the inlet and depending from the lower handle. The introducer cannula has an open distal end. The harvesting component includes a support hub having an aspiration port and a harvesting cannula communicably connected to the aspiration port and depending from the support hub. The trocar and introducer components are introduced into the bone marrow and the trocar component is replaced by the harvesting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Patrick Pennie
  • Medical continuum robot extraction and methods thereof
    Patent number: 11571268
    Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed to an articulated medical device having a sensor for detecting outside movements applied upon the medical device while in a subject or patient, wherein the device is capable of maneuvering within the subject or patient while taking the outsides movements into consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Fumitaro Masaki, Brian Ninni, Takahisa Kato
  • Graft material injector system and method
    Patent number: 11564811
    Abstract: A graft material injector device and method are disclosed. The injector device includes an elongated injector tube and a side loading aperture for receiving graft material. A graft material loader and a cover for the side loading aperture may optionally be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Spinal Elements, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Lorang, Jeffrey L. Emery, Andrew Huffmaster, Jarrod W. Taylor
  • Tools for insertion of a spinal implant and methods of using same
    Patent number: 11559315
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use with a drill bit to prevent skiving at an implant insertion site on a bone includes a cannulated sleeve having a distal end defining a burr surface. The distal end may be detachable from a body of the cannulated sleeve. The tool may be used with more than one distal end, each of the distal ends defining a burr surface having a different cutting surface from the others. The tool may form a system that includes the drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Larry Hazbun, Matthew J. Mcgirt, David Okonkwo
  • Bone fixation system, assembly, implants, devices, insertion guides, and methods of use
    Patent number: 11559316
    Abstract: Guides, implants, devices, instruments, systems, and assemblies for achieving bone fusion are disclosed. A bone fusion system, including an implant template, a guide wire for insertion through the implant template, a bone plate for receiving the guide wire, and an alignment guide apparatus for coupling to the bone plate. Methods of using a bone fusion system for achieving bone fusion are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Paragon 28, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Dacosta, Byron L. Hutchinson, Spanky Raymond, Daniel J. Lee, Francis D. Barmes, Laura Zagrocki Brinker
  • Tarsometatarsal joint arthrodesis tools and related method for bunion correction
    Patent number: 11547425
    Abstract: A kit of tarsometatarsal joint arthrodesis tools include a metatarsal multi-tool, a first ray multi-tool, a cuneiform cut guide, and a joint compressor-distractor. The metatarsal multi-tool is configured for securement to a first metatarsal establishing an anatomic reference for carrying out a surgical procedure and guiding a surgeon to perform the metatarsal base cut. The first ray multi-tool is configured for securement to the first metatarsal using a fixation method. The first ray multi-tool is also configured to be secured to the medial cuneiform. The cuneiform cut guide is configured for removable attachment to the first ray multi-tool and is configured to guide the surgeon to perform the cuneiform head cut. The compressor-distractor is configured to apply a force to the first ray multi-tool such that the position of the first metatarsal may be adjusted toward or away from the medial cuneiform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: GRAMERCY EXTREMITY ORTHOPEDICS LLC
    Inventors: Edward A. Lebrija, Paul J. Vasta, Scott Campbell
  • Spinal surgery distraction with an integrated retractor
    Patent number: 11534151
    Abstract: A spinal surgery retractor and method of use. The retractor includes a slotted keyway for integrating a keyed spinal distractor. The retractor and distractor combination slide together to displace a portion of the intervertebral disk space to restore or maintain intervertebral spacing and facilitate retraction of surrounding soft tissues while disk space surgery is performed. The distractor head and mating portion of the retractors have matching profiles that enable the retractor to maintain distraction of the vertebra after removal of the distractor portion of the tool, permitting access to increase at the operating site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall Ephraim Stauber
  • Stabilizing retractor system for distal radius fracture repair
    Patent number: 11534152
    Abstract: A stabilizing retractor system for distal radius fracture repair includes a backing plate configured to support the back of the wrist and having a first side accessible on a first side of the wrist, a second side accessible on a second side of the wrist. A first soft tissue retractor is engageable with the backing plate and has a first radius engaging concavity on a first side, and a first soft tissue retracting surface on a second side. A second soft tissue retractor is engageable with the backing plate and has a second radius engaging concavity on a first side, and a first soft tissue retracting surface on a second side. The first and second tissue retractors may be advanced apart from each other to retract tissue, and retained by a tie which connects the first and second retractors around the back of the backing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: RETRACTORTHO, INC.
    Inventors: Alidad Ghiassi, Steven Howard, Bradley Klos, Michael Bauschard