Patents by Inventor Cate Donaldson

Cate Donaldson 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).

  • Methods, instruments and implants for scapho-lunate reconstruction
    Patent number: 10869765
    Abstract: A method for bone reconstruction includes aligning a first hone with a second bone using a plurality of guidewires to correct rotational deformity of the first and second bones. A first module of a targeting apparatus is positioned in proximity to the first bone. A tip of the first module is engaged with the first bone. A second module of the targeting apparatus is positioned in proximity to the second bone. A tip of the second module is engaged with the second bone. Alignment of the first module and the second module is secured. The alignment is verified using a guidewire, the guidewire wire is inserted through a passage extending through the second module. A length between the first bone and the second bone is determined using a depth gauge. An implant is selected based on the determined length for delivery along the passage extending through the second module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Acumed LLC
    Inventors: Melvin Rosenwasser, Edward Rosenwasser, Marc von Amsberg, Cate Donaldson, Matt Schultz
  • METHODS, INSTRUMENTS AND IMPLANTS FOR SCAPHO-LUNATE RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20190046328
    Abstract: A method for bone reconstruction includes aligning a first hone with a second bone using a plurality of guidewires to correct rotational deformity of the first and second bones. A first module of a targeting apparatus is positioned in proximity to the first bone. A tip of the first module is engaged with the first bone. A second module of the targeting apparatus is positioned in proximity to the second bone. A tip of the second module is engaged with the second bone. Alignment of the first module and the second module is secured. The alignment is verified using a guidewire, the guidewire wire is inserted through a passage extending through the second module. A length between the first bone and the second bone is determined using a depth gauge. An implant is selected based on the determined length for delivery along the passage extending through the second module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Melvin Rosenwasser, Edward Rosenwasser, Marc von Amsberg, Cate Donaldson, Matt Schultz