Patents by Inventor Barry Eppley

Barry Eppley 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).

  • Method of making a prospthetic implant
    Patent number: 5658516
    Abstract: Flexible prosthetic implants for repairing, replacing or augmenting hard tissue or bone. The flexible implant comprises a plurality of segments that are connected by flexible retainers which enable the segments to be re-oriented in relation to one another to accommodate the contour, size and shape of the body part being treated. A method for making such flexible prosthetic implants is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Eppley, Thomas Sander, Robert D. Torgerson
  • Prosthetic implant
    Patent number: 5496371
    Abstract: Flexible prosthetic implants for repairing, replacing or augmenting hard tissue or bone. The flexible implant comprises a plurality of segments that are connected by flexible retainers which enable the segments to be re-oriented in relation to one another to accommodate the contour, size and shape of the body part being treated. A method for making such flexible prosthetic implants is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Eppley, Thomas Sander, Robert D. Torgerson