Patents by Inventor Christopher G. Sidebotham
Christopher G. Sidebotham 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).
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Publication number: 20240138888Abstract: An orthopedic spacer assembly can include a bone plate and a spacer. The bone plate can include a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion defining a plurality of anchor openings. The spacer can have a c-shaped body and can include a central bore extending through a thickness of the spacer. The spacer can be disposed between the bone plate and a subject's bone such that the central bore of the spacer aligns with an anchor opening of the plurality of anchor openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: John Brajkovich, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Christopher G. Sidebotham, Christopher Preucil
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Publication number: 20240122717Abstract: A femoral stem implant includes an implant body having a neck and a shaft, the shaft comprising a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a cranial or anterior aspect, a caudal or posterior aspect, a medial aspect, and a lateral aspect. A porous structure extends circumferentially around the shaft from the cranial or anterior aspect, across the medial aspect, and across the caudal or anterior aspect. At least a portion of the lateral aspect of the shaft comprises a solid reinforcement portion that is at least partially bordered by the porous structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Gregory T. Van Der Meulen, Christopher Preucil, Samantha A. Minutillo, Christopher G. Sidebotham
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Patent number: 11957390Abstract: A bone screw cutting system can include a cutting assembly having a plurality of blades. The system can further include a position adjustment assembly coupled to the cutting assembly and configured to receive a bone screw blank and position the bone screw blank relative to the cutting assembly. The cutting assembly is configured to cut a bone screw blank received by the position adjustment assembly and to form a self-tapping end portion at a cut end of a resulting cut bone screw.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Publication number: 20240099751Abstract: An orthopedic bone screw includes a head, and a shaft extending from the head and comprising threads. The threads have a major diameter and a minor diameter. The shaft includes a threadless atraumatic tip opposite the head, the threadless atraumatic tip having a cylindrical portion that is distal of the threads and a round end portion that is distal of the cylindrical portion and forms a tip of the orthopedic bone screw. A length of the cylindrical portion of the atraumatic tip is 25% to 150% of the major diameter of the threads.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory T. Van Der Meulen
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Publication number: 20240041605Abstract: An orthopedic implant has an implant body defining a longitudinal axis extending in a direction of implantation of the orthopedic implant, the implant body having a first end portion and a second end portion. A porous structure extends circumferentially around the implant body and has a first circumferentially-extending zone exhibiting a first coefficient of friction with bone tissue and a second circumferentially-extending zone exhibiting a second coefficient of friction with bone tissue, wherein the second coefficient of friction is greater than the first coefficient of friction. The first circumferentially-extending zone of the porous structure is offset from the second circumferentially-extending zone along the longitudinal axis such that during implantation of the orthopedic implant, the first circumferentially-extending zone of the porous structure contacts bone before the second circumferentially-extending zone of the porous structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher Preucil, Gregory T. Van Der Meulen, Christopher G. Sidebotham
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Publication number: 20230255648Abstract: A hemispherical cutting tool has a frame having a first end portion and a second end portion. Curved side panels are coupled to the frame and arranged about the rotational axis of the cutting tool, and have cutting teeth and engagement members extending inwardly into the frame from edge portions of the curved side panels in a direction toward a hollow interior of the hemispherical cutting tool. A dome panel is coupled to the second end portion of the frame such that the cutting tool has a hemispherical shape, the dome panel comprising cutting teeth and a plurality of engagement members extending inwardly into the frame in a direction toward the hollow interior of the tool. The frame is injection molded around the curved side panels and the dome panel such that the engagement members of the curved side panels and the dome panel are embedded in the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: LRS Science and Technology, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Leon Roitburg, Randall J. Lewis
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Publication number: 20230255646Abstract: A cutting tool has a first annular member at a proximal end portion of the cutting tool, a second annular member at a distal end portion of the cutting tool, and a plurality of curved side panels extending between the first annular member and the second annular member and coupled to the first and second annular members. The curved side panels are arranged about an axis of rotation of the cutting tool to form a hollow, tubular cutting structure, and include a plurality of cutting teeth oriented in a circumferential direction about the axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: LRS Science and Technology, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Leon Roitburg, Randall J. Lewis
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Patent number: 11583406Abstract: A femoral hip implant includes a first end, a second end, and a collar with a porous surface, all fabricated from a single piece of material. The entire area of the collar is porous, and the collar elastically deflects under load to promote bone ingrowth.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventor: Christopher G. Sidebotham
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Patent number: 11559313Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Publication number: 20210212740Abstract: A bone screw cutting system can include a cutting assembly having a plurality of blades. The system can further include a position adjustment assembly coupled to the cutting assembly and configured to receive a bone screw blank and position the bone screw blank relative to the cutting assembly. The cutting assembly is configured to cut a bone screw blank received by the position adjustment assembly and to form a self-tapping end portion at a cut end of a resulting cut bone screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 10932911Abstract: An implantable orthopedic wedge can include a main body having a base portion and an apical portion, the apical portion including a first end. The main body can have a thickness that tapers along a perimeter of the main body from a first thickness at the base portion to a second thickness at the apical portion. The implantable orthopedic wedge can also include a fixation member coupled to the main body and configured to receive one or more anchoring elements to anchor the wedge to an implantation site.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas van der Meulen
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Patent number: 10863993Abstract: A system is provided for preparing prosthetic hip implantation. The system includes a first broach, a second broach, and a trial neck having a body portion and a neck portion. A proximal end of the first broach comprises a first base having a first maximum area. The body portion can be releasably coupled to the proximal end of the first broach so as to define a first offset between a medial end of the neck portion and a longitudinal axis of the first broach, or releasably coupled to the proximal end of the second broach so as to define a second offset between the medial end of the neck portion and a longitudinal axis of the second broach. The first offset is smaller than the second offset.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Inventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Leon Roitburg, Randall J. Lewis
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Publication number: 20200330104Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Patent number: 10702283Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Publication number: 20190269514Abstract: An implantable orthopedic wedge can include a main body having a base portion and an apical portion, the apical portion including a first end. The main body can have a thickness that tapers along a perimeter of the main body from a first thickness at the base portion to a second thickness at the apical portion. The implantable orthopedic wedge can also include a fixation member coupled to the main body and configured to receive one or more anchoring elements to anchor the wedge to an implantation site.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas van der Meulen
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Publication number: 20190254828Abstract: Embodiments of an implant assembly for hip replacement surgery is disclosed. In one embodiment, the implant assembly includes a femoral component comprising a stem member configured to extend into a femur of a patient and a locking member configured to extend through the femoral component to affix the stem member to the femur.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen
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Patent number: 10226288Abstract: A bone plate has a curved elongated body including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is laterally offset relative to the second end portion, and includes a plurality of screw holes. A first screw hole is defined by the second end portion. Each of the screw holes of the first end portion are laterally offset from a straight line extending in a direction along a length dimension of the bone plate and bisecting the first screw hole of the second end portion, and each of the screw holes of the first end portion are on the same side of the straight line as one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Randall Lane Acker
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Publication number: 20180243099Abstract: A femoral hip implant includes a first end, a second end, and a collar with a porous surface, all fabricated from a single piece of material. The entire area of the collar is porous, and the collar elastically deflects under load to promote bone ingrowth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventor: Christopher G. Sidebotham
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Publication number: 20180125503Abstract: A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: BioMedtrix, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Joshua French
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Publication number: 20180098776Abstract: A system is provided for preparing prosthetic hip implantation. The system includes a first broach, a second broach, and a trial neck having a body portion and a neck portion. A proximal end of the first broach comprises a first base having a first maximum area. The body portion can be releasably coupled to the proximal end of the first broach so as to define a first offset between a medial end of the neck portion and a longitudinal axis of the first broach, or releasably coupled to the proximal end of the second broach so as to define a second offset between the medial end of the neck portion and a longitudinal axis of the second broach. The first offset is smaller than the second offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Christopher G. Sidebotham, Leon Roitburg, Randall J. Lewis