Patents by Inventor Brad Vale

Brad Vale 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).

  • METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250221739
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices described herein relate an implant adapted to be placed in a bone in the metatarsophalangeal joint or a metacarpophalangeal joint. In some embodiments, the implant includes a head portion extending from a first surface to a second surface and having a plurality of layers located between the first surface and the second surface. In some embodiments, the first surface is lubricious. In some embodiments, the implant comprises a post portion extending from the second surface of the head portion to a bone facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Mary Tribble, James Craig Fryman, Michael E. Hawkins, Brad Vale, Daniel C. Taylor, Jessica Indyk, Julia Beekman, Carl Vause, Mary Elizabeth Schmidt
  • METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250221738
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices described herein relate an implant adapted to be placed in a bone in the metatarsophalangeal joint or a metacarpophalangeal joint. In some embodiments, the implant includes a head portion extending from a first surface to a second surface and having a plurality of layers located between the first surface and the second surface. In some embodiments, the first surface is lubricious. In some embodiments, the implant comprises a post portion extending from the second surface of the head portion to a bone facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Mary Tribble, James Craig Fryman, Michael E. Hawkins, Brad Vale, Daniel C. Taylor, Jessica Indyk, Julia Beekman, Carl Vause, Mary Elizabeth Schmidt