Patents Examined by Nicholas Woodall
  • Tibial orthopaedic surgical instruments for setting offset
    Patent number: 9386999
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument assembly is disclosed. The orthopaedic surgical assembly includes a guide tower, an offset tool attached to the guide tower, and a stem trial. A guide tower includes a base surface adapted to be positioned on a proximal end of a patient's tibia and defining a first axis extending through the base surface. The offset tool is configured to rotate about the first axis. The offset tool includes a tool body that is positioned in the guide tower and is integrally formed with a shaft extending through an opening defined in the base surface of the guide tower. The stem trial is removably coupled to a lower end of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: DEPUY (IRELAND)
    Inventors: Lisa M. Robertson, Jeffery L. Koenemann, Jonathan C. Lee, Lawrence S. Crossett
  • Mask
    Patent number: 9386813
    Abstract: There is provided a mask that includes a mask body and two strings. The two strings hold the mask body at a predetermined position on the face of a wearer by being caught by both ears or the head of the wearer. Folded portions, which are adapted so as to be capable of rising and falling on the surface of the mask body coming into contact with the face of the wearer, are formed on both sides of the mask body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: San-M Package Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Nagao, Takahiro Yagi
  • Intra-oral device
    Patent number: 9375289
    Abstract: A mouthpiece of medical grade silicone that has two connecting portions, one a molded shallow trough that wraps around and contours the teeth, and another a flap or wing portion that attaches to the front of the shallow trough and that acts to sit between and keep separate the teeth and lips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Inventor: Laura Driessen Walls
  • Intervertebral fusion implant
    Patent number: 9364343
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intervertebral implant for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine. The implant includes a spacer portion having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a through-hole extending through the spacer body. The present invention further provides screw holes extending from a side portion to the inferior and superior surfaces of the spacer portion and a plate portion rigidly coupled to the spacer portion through a coupling means, wherein the plate portion contains screws holes for receiving screws. A screw back out prevention mechanism adapted on the plate portion and prevents the back out of screws from the screw holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: William E. Duffield, Colm McLaughlin, Jason Gray, Jamie Calverley, Mark Adams, William S. Rhoda
  • Intervertebral fusion implant
    Patent number: 9358127
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intervertebral implant for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine. The implant includes a spacer portion having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a through-hole extending through the spacer body. The present invention further provides screw holes extending from a side portion to the inferior and superior surfaces of the spacer portion and a plate portion rigidly coupled to the spacer portion through a coupling means, wherein the plate portion contains screws holes for receiving screws. A screw back out prevention mechanism adapted on the plate portion and prevents the back out of screws from the screw holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Duffield, Colm McLaughlin, Jason Gray, Jamie Calverley, Mark Adams, William S. Rhoda
  • Orthotic joint stabilizing assembly
    Patent number: 9358147
    Abstract: An orthotic joint stabilizing assembly includes an assembly hinge; a first support and a second support carried by and pivotal with respect to each other about the assembly hinge; a hinge tension adjusting assembly including an eccentric tension adjusting cam carried by the assembly hinge, the tension adjusting cam adjustable between a plurality of tensioning positions; and a cam adjustment knob carried by the tension adjusting cam, the cam adjustment knob selectively engageable and disengageable with respect to the tension adjusting cam and operable to selectively lock the tension adjusting cam in a selected one of the plurality of tensioning positions. A hinge tensioning spring is carried by the first support and the second support and engages the tension adjusting cam of the hinge tension adjusting assembly. The hinge tensioning spring applies tension to the assembly hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Craig Ancinec
  • Bone plate with a transfixation screw hole
    Patent number: 9351776
    Abstract: A system for securing bones together across a joint includes a transfixation screw and a plate. The plate includes an elongate spine having a transfixation screw hole disposed along the spine. The transfixation screw hole includes an inner surface configured to direct the transfixation screw through the transfixation screw hole such that the transfixation screw extends alongside the bridge portion at a trajectory configured to pass through a first position on the first bone and a second position on the second bone once the plate is placed across the joint. The transfixation screw includes a head configured to abut the inner surface of the transfixation screw hole and a shaft configured to contiguously extend through the first bone, across the joint, and into the second bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: OsteoMed LLC
    Inventors: Lance Nathan Terrill, Bruce R. Werber
  • Hinge for an orthopedic device
    Patent number: 9345605
    Abstract: A hinge for an orthopedic device includes an upper hinge component, a lower hinge component, a first plate pivotally connected at a first location point to the upper hinge component and connected at a second location point to the lower hinge component, and a second plate pivotally connected at the first location point to the upper hinge component and at the second location point to the lower hinge component. A first rotation stop is connected at a third location point to the first and second plates. A center link is pivotally attached at a fourth location point to the upper hinge component and at a fifth location point to the lower hinge component. The center link has a first stop surface arranged to directly abut the first rotation stop. The hinge components and the center link are arranged between the first plate and the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: OSSUR HF
    Inventors: Adam Dunn, Jane Lee
  • Bone cutting system for alignment relative to a mechanical axis
    Patent number: 9339212
    Abstract: A bone cutting system is disclosed that supports one or more bone cuts that are aligned relative to a mechanical axis. The system comprises a first bone cutting jig, a second bone cutting jig, a sensored insert, a bone jig adapter shim, and a device having at least two reference surfaces. The sensored insert includes a three-axis accelerometer to measure position, rotation, and tilt and includes a plurality of sensors to measure a parameter of the muscular-skeletal system. The reference surface device can be an operating table having a first reference surface and a second reference surface that is perpendicular to the first reference surface for referencing the three-axis accelerometer. The bone jig adapter shim can include a tab that fits into a slot of the first or second bone cutting jigs. A remote system receives accelerometer data to calculate offset relative to a mechanical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ORTHOSENSOR INC
    Inventors: Marc Stein, Martin Roche
  • Fundus bumper mechanical reference for easier mechanism deployment
    Patent number: 9333111
    Abstract: Intrauterine devices and methods for facilitating deployment thereof using a bumper are disclosed. In one embodiment, an intrauterine device comprises a structure including a first central support member and a deployment mechanism coupled to the first central support member. The intrauterine device further comprises a bumper positioned at a distal end of a second central support member and at a more distal position relative to a distal end of the structure so as to prevent the distal end of the structure from contacting the fundus of the uterus of a patient during deployment of the deployment mechanism. In another embodiment, the intrauterine device comprises a bumper coupled to the deployment mechanism and configured to move from a more distal to a more proximal position relative to a distal end of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kochem, Daniel A. Beaudet
  • Vertebra health body suit
    Patent number: 9333108
    Abstract: A vertebra health body suit has a fixation part, a memory alloy support part, a spring part and a wearing part. The fixation part is removably surrounded to the waist of the user and supported on the pelvis of the user; the lower end of the memory alloy support part is fixed and supported on the fixation part; the spring part includes at least a first coil spring, the first coil spring is sleeved in the support part; and the wearing part is removably worn on the chest and the shoulder of the user, the wearing part is assembled in the upper end of the support part. With the longitudinal support by the memory alloy support part and the spring part, the gravity above the chest and the waist is supported by the pelvis to relieve the force of the waist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Inventors: Fangguo Liu, Bin Liu
  • Extremity surgical support debridement platform
    Patent number: 9320668
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical support debridement platform for extremities of a human or mammal to assist a physician in treating such extremity. The platform generally includes a body member. The body member includes a bottom end and at least one side wall. The body member defines an interior volume for temporarily containing fluid. In operation, the extremity is positioned upon an upper surface of the platform to facilitate the process of debridement and lavage of extremities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher T. Born
  • Garment with adjustable lacing arrangement
    Patent number: 9320307
    Abstract: A garment includes a torso portion and a limb portion. The garment further includes a first panel with a first lacing guide provided on the first panel and a second panel with a second lacing guide provided on the second panel. A cord extends between the first lacing guide and the second lacing guide. A cord adjustment mechanism is coupled to the cord. The cord adjustment mechanism is configured to reduce an effective length of the cord extending between the first lacing guide and the second lacing guide and draw the first panel toward the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Berns, Mari Lucero
  • Body-adhesive kinesiology tape
    Patent number: 9308115
    Abstract: The body-adhesive kinesiology tape includes a strip of kinesiology tape. The strip of kinesiology tape includes a first end and a second end where the second end is opposite the first end. The body-adhesive kinesiology tape also includes a longitudinal cut in the strip of kinesiology tape extending from the first end to a pre-determined distance from the second end and adhesive on a first surface of the strip of kinesiology tape. The adhesive is configured to adhere the strip of kinesiology tape to a human body. The body-adhesive kinesiology tape further includes a backing material on the first surface of the strip of kinesiology tape. The backing material is configured to cover the adhesive and protect the adhesive from drying until a user is ready to apply the strip of kinesiology tape to the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KT HEALTH, LLC
    Inventor: Reed M. Quinn
  • Composite interference screws and drivers
    Patent number: 9308080
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a delivery device and screw combination. The combination includes a delivery device comprising a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal end, a distal end, a non-circular cannulation, and markings along a length of the shaft; an interference screw coupled to the delivery device comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the screw including threads extending in an open helical form from the proximal end to the distal end, a suture bridge located at a distal end of the screw and housed within a slot of the delivery device shaft, and a plurality of runners extending longitudinally along an interior of the screw, the runners housed within grooves of the delivery device shaft; and a suture disposed around the suture bridge, ends of the suture extending through the cannulation of the delivery device shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW INC.
    Inventors: Mark Edwin Housman, Paul Steven Vincuilla, Peter James Cashmore, Rebecca Ann Blough, Wei Li Fan
  • Ankle fusion device, instrumentation and methods
    Patent number: 9308037
    Abstract: An ankle fusion device has a proximal portion generally aligned with a first longitudinal axis. The proximal portion includes a proximal end and a first fastener hole. The proximal portion has an arcuate curve such that the proximal end is spaced a distance from the first longitudinal axis in a first direction. The first fastener hole is configured to receive a first fastener along a first fastener axis. A distal portion of the ankle fusion device extends to a distal end from the proximal portion along a second longitudinal axis. The second longitudinal axis is angled in second and third directions relative to the first longitudinal axis. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction being opposite the first direction. The distal portion includes a second fastener hole configured to receive a second fastener along a second fastener axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Martinus Richter, James DeOrio, Oliver Frick, Christophe Geisert, Thomas Loring, Stephen Gilbert, Victor Chan, Michael Pinzur
  • Phalangeal deformity ring splint
    Patent number: 9301867
    Abstract: A ring splint that includes a first loop, a second at least partial loop, an elongated support and optionally a third at least partial loop, the first loop and the second at least partial loops being attached to the elongated support such that the elongated support contacts the ventral surface (e.g., palmar or plantar) of a phalange (e.g., finger or toe) when in position on a phalange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: June M. Hegland
  • Surgical file
    Patent number: 9295478
    Abstract: A surgical file instrument including a surgical file assembly having an elongated tubular member with a guide/shield supporting the blade of the surgical file and being formed on the distal end thereof, the guide/shield portion being generally planar shaped and having an elongated longitudinally extending dimple defining a rail for guiding said blade and keeping it central and preventing wobbling. The side edges of said guide/shield extend upwardly and bear against the underside of the blade for supporting the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Eddy H. Del Rio, David Narducci, Michael Menard
  • Device for performing a surgical procedure and method
    Patent number: 9295528
    Abstract: A device including a first member extending along an axis between a first end and a second end. The first end includes a first portion spaced apart from a second portion by a gap extending parallel to the axis. An inner surface of the first portion and an inner surface of the second portion defining a cavity. A pivoting member is movably disposed in the cavity and includes an inner surface defining a passageway. A second member is disposed within the passageway. The pivoting member is movable between a first orientation such that the gap has a first width and the pivoting member is rotatable to a selected trajectory relative to the axis and a second orientation such that the gap has a second width that is less than the first width and the second member is fixed in the selected trajectory. Methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: KYPHON SÀRL
    Inventors: Amy L. Arthur, Mojan Goshayeshgar
  • Medical support pillow for facilitating tracheal intubation on obese patient
    Patent number: 9289344
    Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating tracheal intubation on an obese patient has a base section (1), a head section (11) attached to the base section (1) and a pad (2) removably positioned on the head section (11). The base section (1) receives a portion of an obese patient's back. Separate arm rests (3, 4) are positioned on both left and right sides of the base section (1). The base section (1) has an indentation (16) for receiving the occiput of a patient's head. The pad (2) has an indentation (115) for receiving the occiput of a patient's head and which is aligned with indentation (16) when pad member (2) is positioned on the head section (11). The apparatus raises the obese patient's head and neck above the patient's chest and positions the patent's head in a stable, extended position to allow easy ventilation and intubation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Inventor: Kaiduan Pi