Patents by Inventor Brian Earl

Brian Earl 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).

  • DISTAL FEMORAL KNEE PROSTHESES
    Publication number: 20080058947
    Abstract: A set of distal femoral knee prostheses which are designed to be more narrow in medial/lateral dimensions with increasing anterior/posterior size than existing prostheses to more closely correspond to the physical anatomy of female patients. The prostheses are designed to have a substantially trapezoidal shape or profile when viewed distally which features a more pronounced narrowing of the medial/lateral dimensions beginning at the posterior end of the prostheses and progressing anteriorly to the anterior end of the prostheses. Additionally, the prostheses each include a reduced profile patellar sulcus and reduced profile anterior condyles to more closely conform to the anatomy of a resected femur, and also include sulcus tracking optimized to conform to female anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Earl, Abraham Habegger, Aaron Hofmann, Kim Bertin, Lawrence Dorr, Robert Booth, Aaron Rosenberg, Sergio Romagnoli
  • DISTAL FEMORAL KNEE PROSTHESES
    Publication number: 20070260323
    Abstract: A set of distal femoral knee prostheses which are designed to be more narrow in medial/lateral dimensions with increasing anterior/posterior size than existing prostheses to more closely correspond to the physical anatomy of female patients. The prostheses are designed to have a substantially trapezoidal shape or profile when viewed distally which features a more pronounced narrowing of the medial/lateral dimensions beginning at the posterior end of the prostheses and progressing anteriorly to the anterior end of the prostheses. Additionally, the prostheses each include a reduced profile patellar sulcus and reduced profile anterior condyles to more closely conform to the anatomy of a resected femur, and also include sulcus tracking optimized to conform to female anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Earl, Abraham Habegger, Aaron Hoffman, Kim Bertin, Lawrence Dorr, Robert Booth, Aaron Rosenberg, Sergio Romagnoli
  • METHODS OF PREDETERMINING THE CONTOUR OF A RESECTED BONE SURFACE AND ASSESSING THE FIT OF A PROSTHESIS ON THE BONE
    Publication number: 20070255288
    Abstract: Methods for predetermining a contour of a resected bone surface and assessing a fit of a prosthesis on the resected bone surface, for designing prostheses to fit discrete patient populations, and for designing customized prostheses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mohamed Mahfouz, Brian Earl