Patents by Inventor Alexander John Gutteridge

Alexander John Gutteridge 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 manufacture and use
    Patent number: 12558212
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a compression fixation between a first and further component. The apparatus comprises an elongate body having a head end and a tip end and comprising a screw thread including a first region in which the screw thread has a corresponding first pitch and a further region, extending from the tip end, in which the screw thread is tapered and has a corresponding farther pitch that continually decreases away from the tip end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: INNOVATE ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Williams, Alexander John Gutteridge
  • FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE
    Publication number: 20210177569
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a compression fixation between a first and further component. The apparatus comprises an elongate body having a head end and a tip end and comprising a screw thread including a first region in which the screw thread has a corresponding first pitch and a further region, extending from the tip end, in which the screw thread is tapered and has a corresponding farther pitch that continually decreases away from the tip end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Williams, Alexander John Gutteridge
  • Fixation device
    Patent number: 10959830
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a compression fixation between a first and further component. The apparatus comprises an elongate body having a head end and a tip end and comprising a screw thread including a first region in which the screw thread has a corresponding first pitch and a further region, extending from the tip end, in which the screw thread is tapered and has a corresponding further pitch that continually decreases away from the tip end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: INNOVATE ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Williams, Alexander John Gutteridge
  • FIXATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190021846
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a compression fixation between a first and further component. The apparatus comprises an elongate body having a head end and a tip end and comprising a screw thread including a first region in which the screw thread has a corresponding first pitch and a further region, extending from the tip end, in which the screw thread is tapered and has a corresponding further pitch that continually decreases away from the tip end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Williams, Alexander John Gutteridge
  • OVOID TUNNEL GUIDE AND METHOD OF ACL RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20140303635
    Abstract: A guide apparatus including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a hole formed therethrough, and a central axis defined therethrough, and a projection member coupled to the distal end of the body. An outer diameter of the body is larger than an outer diameter of the projection member. Further, the projection member does not obstruct a pathway defined by the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Graham Smith, Alexander John Gutteridge, James Richard Robinson, Dan Ellis
  • Ovoid tunnel guide and method of ACL reconstruction
    Patent number: 8790352
    Abstract: A guide apparatus including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a hole formed therethrough, and a central axis defined therethrough, and a projection member coupled to the distal end of the body. An outer diameter of the body is larger than an outer diameter of the projection member. Further, the projection member does not obstruct a pathway defined by the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Smith, Alexander John Gutteridge, James Richard Robinson, Daniel B. Ellis
  • OVOID TUNNEL GUIDE AND METHOD OF ACL RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20130085503
    Abstract: A guide apparatus including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a hole formed therethrough, and a central axis defined therethrough, and a projection member coupled to the distal end of the body. An outer diameter of the body is larger than an outer diameter of the projection member. Further, the projection member does not obstruct a pathway defined by the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Graham Smith, Alexander John Gutteridge, James Richard Robinson, Daniel B. Ellis
  • Screw
    Patent number: D846977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Innovate Orthopaedics Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Williams, Alexander John Gutteridge