Patents by Inventor Chad R. Munro

Chad R. Munro 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).

  • Method of detecting movement between an implant and a bone
    Patent number: 9622712
    Abstract: A method of measuring the relative position of a bone implant within a bone in a patient to detect movement between the implant and bone is provided, wherein one or more radiopaque bone markers have been implanted into the bone through a cannulated implant within the bone and one or more radiopaque implant markers have been implanted into the implant. The method comprises: i) determining a first relative position of the bone marker to the implant marker under a first parameter; and ii) determining a second relative position of the bone marker to the implant marker under a second parameter, wherein a change in the position of the bone marker relative to the implant marker from the first relative position to the second relative position is indicative of movement of either the implant or the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Halifax Biomedical Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Munro, Richard W. Van Der Put, Andreas Burger
  • METHOD OF DETECTING MOVEMENT BETWEEN AN IMPLANT AND A BONE
    Publication number: 20130338492
    Abstract: A method of measuring the relative position of a bone implant within a bone in a patient to detect movement between the implant and bone is provided, wherein one or more radiopaque bone markers have been implanted into the bone through a cannulated implant within the bone and one or more radiopaque implant markers have been implanted into the implant. The method comprises: i) determining a first relative position of the bone marker to the implant marker under a first parameter; and ii) determining a second relative position of the bone marker to the implant marker under a second parameter, wherein a change in the position of the bone marker relative to the implant marker from the first relative position to the second relative position is indicative of movement of either the implant or the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Halifax Biomedical Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Munro, Richard W. Van Der Put, Andreas Burger