Patents by Inventor Alan F. Barber

Alan F. Barber 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).

  • IMPLEMENT FOR ORIENTATING A TOOL, PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN SURGICAL TOOLS FOR HARVESTING AND IMPLANTING BONE PLUGS TO REPAIR DAMAGED BONE TISSUE
    Publication number: 20120083787
    Abstract: An implement for orientating a tool at a predetermined angle with respect to a plane of a target surface to be engaged by the tool, particularly for orientating a surgical cutting tool perpendicularly to bone tissue for harvesting and implanting a bone plug to repair damaged bone tissue, includes a rod having a distal end coupled to a head formed with three contact points arranged in a circular array around the longitudinal axis of the rod, such that the three contact points define a plane. The rod is coupled to the head with the longitudinal axis of the rod at the predetermined angle to the plane defined by the three contact points, such that when the three contact points of the rod are in contact with the target surface, the longitudinal axis of the rod is at the predetermined angle with respect to the plane of the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: DePuy Mitek Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Oren, Alan F. Barber, Yaron Fuerst, Dan Moor
  • Implement for orientating a tool, particularly useful in surgical tools for harvesting and implanting bone plugs to repair damaged bone tissue
    Publication number: 20080195115
    Abstract: An implement for orientating a tool at a predetermined angle with respect to a plane of a target surface to be engaged by the tool includes a rod having a distal end coupled to a head formed with three contact points arranged in a circular array around the longitudinal axis of the rod, such that the three contact points define a plane. The rod is coupled to the head with the longitudinal axis of the rod at the predetermined angle to the plane defined by the three contact points, such that when the three contact points of the rod are in contact with the target surface, the longitudinal axis of the rod is at the predetermined angle with respect to the plane of the target surface. The implement is described particularly for orientating a surgical cutting tool perpendicularly to bone tissue for harvesting and implanting a bone plug to repair damaged bone tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: DePuy Mitek
    Inventors: Ran Oren, Alan F. Barber, Yaron Fuerst, Dan Moor