Patents by Inventor Aaron A. Hoffman

Aaron A. Hoffman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9592127
    Abstract: A set of distal femoral knee prostheses which are designed to be more narrow in medial/lateral dimensions with increasing anterior/posterior size than existing prostheses to more closely correspond to the physical anatomy of female patients. The prostheses are designed to have a substantially trapezoidal shape or profile when viewed distally which features a more pronounced narrowing of the medial/lateral dimensions beginning at the posterior end of the prostheses and progressing anteriorly to the anterior end of the prostheses. Additionally, the prostheses each include a reduced profile patellar sulcus and reduced profile anterior condyles to more closely conform to the anatomy of a resected femur, and also include sulcus tracking optimized to conform to female anatomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Earl, Abraham P. Habegger, Aaron A. Hoffman, Kim C. Bertin, Lawrence Dorr, Robert E. Booth, Jr., Aaron Rosenberg, Sergio Romagnoli