Patents by Inventor Chris Alexander Dodd

Chris Alexander Dodd 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: 10376370
    Abstract: A kit of parts for use in unicondylar meniscal bearing knee replacement comprises a plurality of meniscal bearings, each meniscal bearing comprising a body defining a dished first bearing surface on one side thereof and a second surface on an opposing side of the body. Each meniscal bearing has an entrapment between 3.2 mm and 3.8 mm. Meniscal bearings and methods of performing unicondylar meniscal bearing replacements are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Biomet UK Limited
    Inventors: John William Goodfellow, Colin Hunsley, John O'Connor, Chris Alexander Dodd, David Wycliffe Murray
  • Patent number: 9526633
    Abstract: A femoral extension prosthetic component for use in a unicondylar meniscal bearing unicompartmental knee replacement is described. The femoral component comprises a securing element and a bearing surface, the securing element adapted to abut and be connected to a distal end of a femur bone, and the bearing surface adapted to abut a meniscal bearing. The femoral component includes an entrapment portion adapted to extend beyond the meniscal bearing. Tibial components and meniscal bearings are also described, as well as methods of using such components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Biomet UK Limited, Estate of John William Goodfellow
    Inventors: John William Goodfellow, Colin Hunsley, John O'Connor, Chris Alexander Dodd, David Wycliffe Murray