Patents by Inventor Bradley J. Coates

Bradley J. Coates 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).

  • Patellar prosthesis and method of making the same
    Patent number: 5019104
    Abstract: A composite metal/plastic patellar prosthesis for implantation in the human body to replace the articulating surface of the patella is provided. The prosthesis includes a polymeric articulating surface portion and a metal backing having an anterior surface adapted to be attached to the posterior surface of a resected patella, and a dome or conically shaped posterior surface to which the polymeric articulating surface portion is heat and pressure molded. The metal backing portion has at least one aperture extending therethrough which has a greater cross-sectional area on the anterior side than on the posterior side into which an anchoring peg integral with the antrior surface of the polymeric articulating surface portion is molded. The metal and plastic components of the composite are coextensive in size and shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Dow Corning Wright Corporation
    Inventors: Leo A. Whiteside, Bradley J. Coates