Patents Examined by Zade Coley
  • Intervertebral implants and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 10543101
    Abstract: An intervertebral device may include a body configured for insertion between adjacent vertebrae of a patient. The body may include a wall having a first surface, a second surface, and a thickness extending between the first and second surfaces. The wall may include a through aperture extending between a first opening on the first surface and a second opening on the second surface. The through aperture configured to receive a fastening element. A recess may be disposed in a side wall of the aperture and may extend into the thickness of the body in a direction substantially transverse to an axis of the aperture. Additionally, at least one offsetting element may be positioned adjacent the through aperture. The at least one offsetting element may be configured to apply a force to the fastening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: CTL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Suh, Jon Suh
  • Method and surgical instrument system with multiple lengths of broaches sharing a common geometry
    Patent number: 10543097
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument system includes a first broach including a first end configured to be separately secured to a handle and a tapered body having a plurality of cutting teeth defined therein, and a second broach including a first end configured to be separately secured to the handle in place of the first broach, a first tapered body extending distally from a second end positioned opposite the first end, and a second tapered body extending distally from the first tapered body. The tapered body of the first broach and the first tapered body of the second broach have a first outer geometry and the second tapered body has a second outer geometry different from the first outer geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Jay R Lieberman, Benjamin J Sordelet, Richard Spencer Jones, Timothy G. Vendrely, Stephanie M. Wainscott, Rebecca L. Chaney, Joseph G. Wyss, Stephen A. Hazebrouck, Aaron J. Matyas
  • Navigation tracker with kinematic connector assembly
    Patent number: 10537395
    Abstract: A kinematic connector assembly for kinematically coupling two objects is provided. The kinematic connector assembly comprises a receiver defining a cavity and having a plurality of constraint surfaces accessible in the cavity. The kinematic connector assembly further comprises a key having a triplicity of kinematic elements to repeatably position the key in the receiver. The kinematic connector assembly further comprises a preloading mechanism having a load member movable between a clamped position and an unclamped position to secure the key in the receiver, so that the kinematic elements contact the receiver at the plurality of constraint surfaces such that the key is kinematically constrained to the receiver by being constrained by six points of contact with the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Group
    Inventor: Timothy Wade Perez
  • Methods and apparatus for treating vertebral fractures
    Patent number: 10537368
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. A containment assembly comprising a containment jacket adapted to be deployed inside bone; and a dividing wall that separates the interior of the containment jacket into a proximal region and a distal region, the dividing wall having an opening for providing access to the distal region from the proximal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Damien O'Halloran, Sean Suh
  • Device and method for installing femoral prosthetic knee joint
    Patent number: 10517615
    Abstract: Devices and method for performing replacement prosthetic knee surgery are disclosed in which a spacing means is introduced between the femur (1) and tibia (2) while the patella (9) is in place. The spacing means separates the femur (1) from the tibia (2) by an amount essentially equal to or greater than the required flexion gap (4). An alignment device (26) is used for performing femoral bone cuts, which device attaches temporarily to a fitted tibial plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Ignace Ghijselings
  • Surgical instrumentation and methods of use for implanting a prosthesis
    Patent number: 10517607
    Abstract: A tissue resection guide for use with a datum includes a base releasably engagable with the datum. The tissue resection guide has a first frame fixed relative to the base and the first frame has at least one integral first guide path that is sized and configured to at least partially capture and guide a first tissue resection tool relative to the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Loring, Stephen G. Gilbert, Victor Chan, Chulho Pak, Michael Daniels
  • Modular bone plate and member of such a modular bone plate
    Patent number: 10517656
    Abstract: A member of a modular bone plate is provided, the member comprising a top surface defining a top plane; a bottom surface defining a bottom plane; a connection portion including a hole with a center axis that intersects the top plane and the bottom plane; wherein a first portion of the edge of the hole is provided with a projection forming a first free end of the member and wherein a second portion of the edge of the hole is provided with a groove that is configured to accommodate a projection of a connection portion of a second member of the modular bone plate. Furthermore, a modular bone plate having at least two such members is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Markku Biedermann
  • Implantable fastener for attachment of a medical device to tissue
    Patent number: 10507020
    Abstract: Implantable fasteners that can be repositioned after implantation, and implants including these repositionable implantable fasteners, have been developed. The fasteners are designed to fixate medical devices and other implantable components in the body, and can be adjusted after initial fixation in tissue to reposition the implanted medical device. The fasteners include a plurality of tissue retainers emanating from a supportive backing, wherein the tissue retainers can swivel from the plane of the supportive backing to engage tissue. The fasteners are fixated in tissue by movement in a first direction, and can be removed when pulled in a direction opposite to the first direction. The fasteners may be attached to medical devices before or after implantation. In one embodiment, the implant is a mastopexy device in the form of a mesh and the repositionable fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Tepha, Inc.
    Inventors: Skander Limem, Bruce Van Natta, Kevin Cristadoro
  • Bone staple storage, inserter, and method for use therewith
    Patent number: 10507021
    Abstract: The invention comprises a fusion implant system for a generally u-shaped bone staple in which the staple is provided on a storage block with the two side legs in an un-splayed position, and an inserter having two triangular shaped pivoting handles has detachable tips that engage the staple on the storage block such that when the handles are aligned one over the other in a congruent position, the tips force the side legs into a splayed configuration at 90° and a sliding block holds the handles in this position to allow the staple to removed from the storage block and tamped using the inserter handles into respective bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Caitlin Miller, Brian Hockett, Ellen Pokorney, Andrew Leither
  • Wedge shaped fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 10499967
    Abstract: Reduced bone fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same are provided. Aspects of the reduced bone fracture fixation devices include a body dimensioned to be positioned in a reduced bone fracture, wherein the body has a wedge shape configuration sufficient to exert a force on bone of the reduced bone fracture and maintain reduction of the reduced bone fracture. The devices, kits and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications, such as in applications in which it is desired to repair a reduced bone fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Arnold Peter C. Weiss, Amy L. Ladd, Roy Fiebiger, Gary B. Hulme, Jeffrey J. Christian
  • Fixing instrument for open-type distal tibial osteotomy
    Patent number: 10499963
    Abstract: A fixing instrument for an open-type distal tibial osteotomy according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is installed on a tibia incised by the open-type distal tibial osteotomy, and the fixing instrument includes: a body portion which is in close contact with the tibia and has a plurality of coupling holes and an oblong hole; a head portion which is connected to one end of the body portion and has a plurality of coupling holes; screws which are inserted into the coupling holes; and a block which is detachably installed in the oblong hole by using a sliding screw, in which the head portion is formed to have a predetermined angle based on a lower surface of the head portion, and the other end of the body portion is formed to have a predetermined angle based on a lower surface of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Hae Sun Paik
  • Fixing mechanism for closed distal femur osteotomy
    Patent number: 10499965
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism for a closed distal femur osteotomy according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is installed on a femur incised by the closed distal femur osteotomy, and the fixing mechanism includes: a body portion which is in close contact with the femur and has a plurality of coupling holes and an oblong hole; a head portion which is connected to one end of the body portion and has a plurality of coupling holes; screws which are inserted into the coupling holes; and a sliding screw which is inserted into the oblong hole by adjusting a coupling position, in which the head portion has a predetermined inclination angle in an upward direction based on a lower surface of the head portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Hae Sun Paik
  • Distractor device including multiple diameter internal post and related methods
    Patent number: 10492840
    Abstract: A distractor device may include a tubular body being internally threaded, a first foot plate extending from the tubular body, and an internal post in the tubular body. The internal post may include a first portion having a first diameter being externally threaded to cooperate with the internally threaded tubular body, and a second portion coupled to the first portion, having a second diameter less than the first diameter, and also being externally threaded. The tubular body may include a longitudinal slot extending from adjacent the first foot plate. The distractor device may include a second foot plate extending through the longitudinal slot and for threadingly coupling to the externally threaded second portion of the internal post. The second portion may include a tool interface on a distal end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Ramon L. Ruiz
  • Power driven surgical tool
    Patent number: 10492801
    Abstract: A power-driven surgical tool that includes an elongated housing having a fin member aligned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of such elongated housing. The tool is power-driven and enables the attachment of either a drill bit or a screwdriver bit. The configuration is such as to provide maximum comfort and a visualization of the target area for the surgeon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mario Gonzalez, Eric Mickelson, Dan Davison, Gregg Prisco, Jason Barber, Charles R. Forton, Brian R. Conroy
  • Quick-connect anti-rotation peg/drill bit component
    Patent number: 10485556
    Abstract: A quick-connect drill bit assembly comprising a drive shank and a drill bit releasably attached to the drive shank, the drill hit being configured to bore a first hole in a bone through a drill guide. A portion of the drill bit is configured to remain within the first hole after the drive shank is detached therefrom, the drill bit being configured to prevent the drill guide from rotating with respect to the bone as a second hole is bored into the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Clinton E. Kehres, Jason M. Hurst
  • Vertebral body replacement and insertion methods
    Patent number: 10485672
    Abstract: A vertebral body replacement device, dimensioned for implantation between a first and second vertebral bone is described. The vertebral body replacement device includes a superior endcap, an inferior endcap and a central core between the superior and inferior endcaps. The vertebral body replacement device further includes a fusion aperture extending through the superior and inferior endcaps and central core. The vertebral body replacement device is made of radiolucent material and can be implanted from a lateral or anterior approach to the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Smith, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Zatta, Jeremy Malik, Morton B. Albert
  • Minimally open retraction device
    Patent number: 10485529
    Abstract: A retractor having a pair of blades is disclosed. A ring having an opening is attached to one end of the blades. The blades define a channel therebetween. The blades may be pivotally coupled to the ring. The retractor may have at least two conditions. In a first condition, the retractor is insertable through an incision in a patient's skin to an operative site. In a second condition, the retractor may be manipulated for retracting tissue surrounding the operative site. Instruments, prostheses, or tissue may be inserted or removed through the channel of the retractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Strauss, Josef Gorek, Larry McClintock, John Kostuik
  • Quick-connect anti-rotation peg/drill bit component
    Patent number: 10485557
    Abstract: A quick-connect drill bit assembly comprising a drive shank and a drill bit releasably attached to the drive shank, the drill hit being configured to bore a first hole in a bone through a drill guide. A portion of the drill bit is configured to remain within the first hole after the drive shank is detached therefrom, the drill bit being configured to prevent the drill guide from rotating with respect to the bone as a second hole is bored into the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Clinton E. Kehres, Jason M Hurst
  • Spinal fusion implant and related methods
    Patent number: 10478313
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to medical devices, systems, and methods for use in surgery. In particular, the disclosed system and methods relate to an intervertebral spinal implant sized and dimensioned for the lumbar spine implantable via a posterior approach. The system includes an implant, instruments for delivering the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Sweeney, III
  • Methods and tools for hip replacement with supercapsular percutaneously assisted total hip approach
    Patent number: 10478317
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: James Chow