Patents by Inventor Albert E. Austin

Albert E. Austin 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).

  • Fixation device and method of use for a lapidus-type plantar hallux valgus procedure
    Patent number: 9545276
    Abstract: An internal plate fixation device is provided for load bearing and non-load bearing fixation on a plantar side of a metatarsocuneiform joint in a Lapidus procedure. The fixation device includes a U-shaped plate having a plantar section interconnecting a pair of opposed medial legs which are bent relative to the plantar section. The plantar section is formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein. The legs are formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein, and a set of non-threaded fixation holes for receiving temporary K-wires and an interfragmentary compression screw which provides compression and stability at the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Aristotech Industries GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Buchanan, Albert E. Austin, Emmanuel Anapliotis
  • FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE FOR A LAPIDUS-TYPE PLANTAR HALLUX VALGUS PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20140277176
    Abstract: An internal plate fixation device is provided for load bearing and non-load bearing fixation on a plantar side of a metatarsocuneiform joint in a Lapidus procedure. The fixation device includes a U-shaped plate having a plantar section interconnecting a pair of opposed medial legs which are bent relative to the plantar section. The plantar section is formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein. The legs are formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein, and a set of non-threaded fixation holes for receiving temporary K-wires and an interfragmentary compression screw which provides compression and stability at the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MERETE MEDICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Buchanan, Albert E. Austin, Emmanuel Anapliotis
  • Plantar lapidus plate
    Patent number: D860456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Aristotech Industries GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Buchanan, Albert E. Austin, Emmanuel Anapliotis