Patents by Inventor Allison Gasperut

Allison Gasperut 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).

  • Pre-assembled construct for insertion into a patient
    Patent number: 8317834
    Abstract: Surgical constructs pre-assembled for insertion as a unit into a patient. The pre-assembled construct may include an elongated member with opposing first and second ends. The construct may also include a connector with a body, a first receptacle that extends through the body and receives the elongated member, a threaded aperture that extends from an exterior of the body into the first receptacle, a fastener threaded into the threaded aperture, and a second receptacle that receives a structural member in the patient. The first receptacle may be larger than the elongated member for the connector to be movable along the elongated member. The construct may also include retaining members permanently attached to each of the first and second ends of the elongated member. The retaining members may include a central opening with an inner radial surface that contacts the elongated member and an outer radial surface that extends outward beyond the elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: William A Rezach, Douglas N Baker, Allison Gasperut, Douglas D Kave, Anthony Harrison, Christopher Nelson
  • PRE-ASSEMBLED CONSTRUCT FOR INSERTION INTO A PATIENT
    Publication number: 20110184416
    Abstract: Surgical constructs pre-assembled for insertion as a unit into a patient. The pre-assembled construct may include an elongated member with opposing first and second ends. The construct may also include a connector with a body, a first receptacle that extends through the body and receives the elongated member, a threaded aperture that extends from an exterior of the body into the first receptacle, a fastener threaded into the threaded aperture, and a second receptacle that receives a structural member in the patient. The first receptacle may be larger than the elongated member for the connector to be movable along the elongated member. The construct may also include retaining members permanently attached to each of the first and second ends of the elongated member. The retaining members may include a central opening with an inner radial surface that contacts the elongated member and an outer radial surface that extends outward beyond the elongated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: William A. Rezach, Douglas N. Baker, Allison Gasperut, Douglas D. Kave, Anthony Harrison, Christopher Nelson