Patents by Inventor Brock Johnson

Brock Johnson 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).

  • Patent number: 12262900
    Abstract: A bone implant, system, and method for retaining a bone fragment. The implant includes at least one hook that includes a base extending proximal to a proximal end of the implant, a bend, and a prong that extends from the bend. The prong slidably engages a guide feature that guides the at least one hook into a corresponding opening in the bone fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Vilex LLC
    Inventors: Brock Johnson, Daniel J. Triplett
  • Publication number: 20250099255
    Abstract: The adjustable system for ankle arthroplasty may comprise a baseplate with a baseplate bone facing side configured to be secured to a talus and a baseplate joint facing side. The system may further have an articulating component with an articulating component joint facing side with a prosthetic talar articular surface and an articulating component bone facing side configured to adjustably engage the baseplate joint facing surface. The baseplate and the articulating component may cooperate to define a locking mechanism configured to be actuated to secure the articulating component bone facing side to the baseplate joint facing side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Beat HINTERMANN, Daniel J. TRIPLETT, Brock JOHNSON, Roxa Angelina Ruiz Wong, Zachary C. CHRISTENSEN, Nathan A. STEVENS
  • Publication number: 20250090205
    Abstract: A system for providing dual compression to a bone joint may include an elongate device having a distal portion receivable within a distal bone tunnel formed in a distal bone of the bone joint, an intermediate portion receivable within an intermediate bone tunnel formed in an intermediate bone of the bone joint, and a proximal portion receivable within a proximal bone tunnel formed in a proximal bone of the bone joint. An intermediate carriage within the intermediate portion may couple with the intermediate bone and translate distally to provide a first compression force between the intermediate bone and the distal bone, and a proximal carriage within the proximal portion may couple with the proximal bone and translate distally to provide a second compression force between the proximal bone and the intermediate bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Brock JOHNSON, Daniel J. TRIPLETT, Kyle ATWOOD
  • Publication number: 20240315830
    Abstract: A tensioner for tensioning a syndesmosis construct may include a body, a shaft, and a slide. The body may include a first marking and the slide may include a second marking. The distal end of the shaft may movably translate relative to the body from a first proximal position closer to the body to a second distal position further away from the body, such that, when the syndesmosis construct is coupled to the slide and the distal end of the shaft is moved from the first proximal position to the second distal position, the slide may translate distally along the body from a third proximal position to a fourth distal position, and a relative position of the second marking to the first marking may indicate an amount of tension force that is applied to the syndesmosis construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Vilex in Tennessee, Inc.
    Inventors: Brock JOHNSON, Daniel J. TRIPLETT
  • Publication number: 20240008882
    Abstract: A bone implant, system, and method for retaining a bone fragment. The implant includes at least one hook that includes a base extending proximal to a proximal end of the implant, a bend, and a prong that extends from the bend. The prong slidably engages a guide feature that guides the at least one hook into a corresponding opening in the bone fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Vilex in Tennessee, Inc.
    Inventors: Brock JOHNSON, Daniel J. TRIPLETT
  • Publication number: 20230263637
    Abstract: An improved joint implant apparatus, system, and method. The system includes an implant having a bone-facing articular surface configured to replace at least part of a natural articular surface of a bone adjacent to a joint. The system also includes a transosseous coupler and a bone anchor configured to reside proximate another surface of the bone, separated from the natural articular surface by a bone tunnel. The bone anchor is configured to couple the transosseous coupler to the bone such that the transosseous coupler retains the implant in place on the natural articular surface of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Vilex in Tennessee, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron K. MATES, Brock JOHNSON, Daniel J. TRIPLETT
  • Publication number: 20220404515
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for reservoir modeling. In one implementation, an input dataset comprising seismic data is received for a particular subsurface reservoir. Based on the input dataset and utilizing a deep learning computing technique, a plurality of trained reservoir models may be generated based on training data and/or validation information to model the particular subsurface reservoir. From the plurality of trained reservoir models, an optimized reservoir model may be selected based on a comparison of each of the plurality of reservoir models to a dataset of measured subsurface characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher S. Olsen, Douglas Hakkarinen, Michal Brhlik, Upendra K. Tiwari, Timothy D. Osborne, Nickolas Paladino, Mark A. Wardrop, David W. Glover, Brock Johnson, Peter Bormann, Charles Ildstad
  • Patent number: 10111690
    Abstract: An arthrodesis anchor as a monolithic piece has prongs supporting barbs extending radially therefrom. A neck between the ends may be angled to accommodate final alignment of resected surfaces of joints to be bonded. The neck may receive a tool for buttressing a first inserted end against further penetration into a joint while the second inserted end is inserted into the other adjacent joint. The proximal and intermediate phalangeal joints may be trimmed and pilot drilled, and may be broached with or without a k-wire guide. A first end may be inserted by a tool, typically into the proximal joint, but the order may be reversed. The second end may then be inserted into a pilot in the base of the intermediate joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Orthopro LLC
    Inventors: Gregory S. Anderson, Brock Johnson, Louis Monaco
  • Publication number: 20170252084
    Abstract: An arthrodesis anchor as a monolithic piece has prongs supporting barbs extending radially therefrom. A neck between the ends may be angled to accommodate final alignment of resected surfaces of joints to be bonded. The neck may receive a tool for buttressing a first inserted end against further penetration into a joint while the second inserted end is inserted into the other adjacent joint. The proximal and intermediate phalangeal joints may be trimmed and pilot drilled, and may be broached with or without a K-wire guide. A first end may be inserted by a tool, typically into the proximal joint, but the order may be reversed. The second end may then be inserted into a pilot in the base of the intermediate joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: ORTHOPRO, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory S. Anderson, Louis Monaco, Brock Johnson
  • Publication number: 20130123862
    Abstract: An arthrodesis anchor as a monolithic piece has prongs supporting barbs extending radially therefrom. A neck between the ends may be angled to accommodate final alignment of resected surfaces of joints to be bonded. The neck may receive a tool for buttressing a first inserted end against further penetration into a joint while the second inserted end is inserted into the other adjacent joint. The proximal and intermediate phalangeal joints may be trimmed and pilot drilled, and may be broached with or without a K-wire guide. A first end may be inserted by a tool, typically into the proximal joint, but the order may be reversed. The second end may then be inserted into a pilot in the base of the intermediate joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory Anderson, Louis Monaco, Brock Johnson
  • Publication number: 20130066383
    Abstract: An arthrodesis anchor as a monolithic piece has prongs supporting barbs extending radially therefrom. A neck between the ends may be angled to accommodate final alignment of resected surfaces of joints to be bonded. The neck may receive a tool for buttressing a first inserted end against further penetration into a joint while the second inserted end is inserted into the other adjacent joint. The proximal and intermediate phalangeal joints may be trimmed and pilot drilled, and may be broached with or without a k-wire guide. A first end may be inserted by a tool, typically into the proximal joint, but the order may be reversed. The second end may then be inserted into a pilot in the base of the intermediate joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory S. Anderson, Brock Johnson, Louis Monaco