Patents by Inventor Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
Arden Allen Geist, Sr. 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).
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Patent number: 8979889Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Safe Wire Holding, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Patent number: 8974485Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Safe Wire Holding, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Publication number: 20140336664Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, SR.
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Publication number: 20140324057Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, SR.
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Patent number: 8728111Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Safe Wire Holdings, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Patent number: 8715311Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Safe Wire Holdings, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Publication number: 20130345712Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, SR.
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Publication number: 20130338674Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, SR.
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Patent number: 8545531Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Safe Wire Holding, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Patent number: 8540747Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Safe Wire Holdings, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Patent number: 8540676Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Safe Wire Holdings, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Publication number: 20130110118Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Publication number: 20130110122Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, SR.
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Patent number: 8361102Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Safe Wire Holding, LLCInventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Publication number: 20110213432Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, SR.
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Publication number: 20100331893Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, SR.
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Patent number: RE46855Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Orthovita, Inc.Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Patent number: RE46872Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Orthovita, Inc.Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Patent number: RE47682Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Orthovita, Inc.Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
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Patent number: RE47683Abstract: A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Orthovita, Inc.Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Arden Allen Geist, Sr.
