Patents by Inventor Amanda M. Martin

Amanda M. Martin 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).

  • HAMMERTOE IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20150164563
    Abstract: The invention comprises an implant having a first end section and a second end section, where the first end has a cancellous thread for implantation in a first section of bone and the second end includes expansion slots and barbs or wings, that that resist movement out of a second section of bone. These anchors expand outwardly when a rigid wire, such as a k-wire is fed through a central cannulation in the implant and either the wire expands in diameter or the cannulation decreases in diameter. The implant also includes a collar intermediate to the first and second section which includes one or more surfaces to allow the first section to be screwed into a first bone section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Derek S. Lewis, Amanda M. Martin, James P. Price, Michael A. Zwolinski, David B. Kay
  • Hammertoe implant
    Patent number: 8998999
    Abstract: The invention comprises an implant having a first end section and a second end section, where the first end has a cancellous thread for implantation in a first section of bone and the second end includes expansion slots and barbs or wings, that that resist movement out of a second section of bone. These anchors expand outwardly when a rigid wire, such as a k-wire is fed through a central cannulation in the implant and either the wire expands in diameter or the cannulation decreases in diameter. The implant also includes a collar intermediate to the first and second section which includes one or more surfaces to allow the first section to be screwed into a first bone section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek S. Lewis, Amanda M. Martin, James P. Price, Michael A. Zwolinski, David B. Kay