Patents by Inventor Andrew Robert Bruce

Andrew Robert Bruce 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).

  • Publication number: 20240058018
    Abstract: An apparatus for extraction of osseous tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixed portion and a clamp oriented along a generally central area of the fixed portion. The apparatus includes a first bone cutting device and a second bone cutting device coupled to the fixed portion and oriented around the clamp. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are coupled to the fixed portion using respective joints that accommodate orientations of the first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device relative to the fixed portion along different horizontal and vertical axes. The clamp is configured to engage a first bone portion during a surgical procedure. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are configured to remove a second bone portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Michael Mooney, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher, Aron Lopez-Jimenez, Framarz Alam, Ethan Marshall, Ivanna Revel
  • Patent number: 11839387
    Abstract: An apparatus for extraction of osseous tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixed portion and a clamp oriented along a generally central area of the fixed portion. The apparatus includes a first bone cutting device and a second bone cutting device coupled to the fixed portion and oriented around the clamp. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are coupled to the fixed portion using respective joints that accommodate orientations of the first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device relative to the fixed portion along different horizontal and vertical axes. The clamp is configured to engage a first bone portion during a surgical procedure. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are configured to remove a second bone portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dignity Health
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Michael Mooney, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher, Aron Lopez-Jimenez, Framarz Alam, Ethan Marshall, Ivanna Revel
  • Publication number: 20210353310
    Abstract: An apparatus for extraction of osseous tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixed portion and a clamp oriented along a generally central area of the fixed portion. The apparatus includes a first bone cutting device and a second bone cutting device coupled to the fixed portion and oriented around the clamp. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are coupled to the fixed portion using respective joints that accommodate orientations of the first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device relative to the fixed portion along different horizontal and vertical axes. The clamp is configured to engage a first bone portion during a surgical procedure. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are configured to remove a second bone portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Michael Mooney, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher, Aron Lopez-Jimenez, Framarz Alam, Ethan Marshall, Ivanna Revel
  • Publication number: 20210353308
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device for forming incisions and extracting osseous tissue are disclosed. The device includes a body defining a channel. A blade is oriented in linear sliding engagement within the channel of the body. The device includes a stopping mechanism for restricting movement of the blade relative to the body. The device is engageable to an apparatus. The apparatus includes a fixed portion that defines a first end and a second end. A clamp is oriented along the fixed portion of the apparatus adjacent the device. The clamp and the device are collectively configured to remove bone tissue from a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher
  • Patent number: 11096698
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device for forming incisions and extracting osseous tissue are disclosed. The device includes a body defining a channel. A blade is oriented in linear sliding engagement within the channel of the body. The device includes a stopping mechanism for restricting movement of the blade relative to the body. The device is engageable to an apparatus. The apparatus includes a fixed portion that defines a first end and a second end. A clamp is oriented along the fixed portion of the apparatus adjacent the device. The clamp and the device are collectively configured to remove bone tissue from a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Dignity Health
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher
  • Patent number: 11090067
    Abstract: An apparatus for extraction of osseous tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixed portion and a clamp oriented along a generally central area of the fixed portion. The apparatus includes a first bone cutting device and a second bone cutting device coupled to the fixed portion and oriented around the clamp. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are coupled to the fixed portion using respective joints that accommodate orientations of the first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device relative to the fixed portion along different horizontal and vertical axes. The clamp is configured to engage a first bone portion during a surgical procedure. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are configured to remove a second bone portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Dignity Health
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Michael Mooney, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher, Aron Lopez-Jimenez, Framarz Alam, Ethan Marshall, Ivanna Revel
  • Publication number: 20210015499
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device for forming incisions and extracting osseous tissue are disclosed. The device includes a body defining a channel. A blade is oriented in linear sliding engagement within the channel of the body. The device includes a stopping mechanism for restricting movement of the blade relative to the body. The device is engageable to an apparatus. The apparatus includes a fixed portion that defines a first end and a second end. A clamp is oriented along the fixed portion of the apparatus adjacent the device. The clamp and the device are collectively configured to remove bone tissue from a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20200022710
    Abstract: An apparatus for extraction of osseous tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixed portion and a clamp oriented along a generally central area of the fixed portion. The apparatus includes a first bone cutting device and a second bone cutting device coupled to the fixed portion and oriented around the clamp. The first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device are coupled to the fixed portion using respective joints that accommodate orientations of the first bone cutting device and the second bone cutting device relative to the fixed portion along different horizontal and vertical axes. The clamp is configured to engage a first bone portion during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Bohl, Michael Mooney, Iridian Vaca, Ryan Samuel Schulte, Andrew Robert Bruce, Leah Elizabeth Fletcher, Aron Lopez-Jimenez, Framarz Alam, Ethan Marshall, Ivanna Revel