Patents by Inventor Benjamin Heilman

Benjamin Heilman 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).

  • Variable angle locking screw
    Patent number: 8486116
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to retention devices for surgical procedures and, more specifically, relates to variable angle retention devices to mount bone to a plate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing Ring Corporation
    Inventor: Benjamin Heilman
  • Convertible glenoid implant
    Patent number: 8449617
    Abstract: A shoulder implant assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a frame member, a cup, and a glenosphere. The frame member can have a central hub and a first arm extending therefrom. The frame member can be configured to selectively and alternatively couple with first shoulder implant components in a traditional shoulder configuration and with second shoulder implant components in a reverse shoulder configuration. The cup can have a concave surface that is configured to articulate with a humeral head component. The cup can be selectively coupled to the frame member in the traditional shoulder configuration. The glenosphere can have an outer articulating surface that is configured to articulate with a second cup. The glenosphere can be selectively coupled to the frame member in the reverse shoulder configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: John McDaniel, Benjamin Heilman
  • CONVERTIBLE GLENOID IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20130123929
    Abstract: A shoulder implant assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a frame member, a cup, and a glenosphere. The frame member can have a central hub and a first arm extending therefrom. The frame member can be configured to selectively and alternatively couple with first shoulder implant components in a traditional shoulder configuration and with second shoulder implant components in a reverse shoulder configuration. The cup can have a concave surface that is configured to articulate with a humeral head component. The cup can be selectively coupled to the frame member in the traditional shoulder configuration. The glenosphere can have an outer articulating surface that is configured to articulate with a second cup. The glenosphere can be selectively coupled to the frame member in the reverse shoulder configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.
    Inventors: John McDaniel, Benjamin Heilman