Patents by Inventor Christopher P. Roche

Christopher P. Roche 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).

  • Motion inducing reverse shoulder assembly
    Patent number: 8241366
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a reverse shoulder assembly. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a reverse shoulder assembly method of use. In one example, a reverse shoulder assembly of the present invention may be provided such that the reverse shoulder assembly alters the abduction force created by a patient's deltoid to a forward flexion force. In one example, a reverse shoulder assembly of the present invention may be provided such that the reverse shoulder assembly alters the abduction force created by a patient's deltoid to an external rotation force. In one example, a reverse shoulder assembly of the present invention may be provided such that the reverse shoulder assembly alters the abduction force created by a patient's deltoid to an external rotation force and a forward flexion force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Exactech Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Roche, C. Michael Mauldin, Richard Jones, Thomas Wright
  • MOTION INDUCING REVERSE SHOULDER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100234959
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a reverse shoulder assembly. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a reverse shoulder assembly method of use. In one example, a reverse shoulder assembly of the present invention may be provided such that the reverse shoulder assembly alters the abduction force created by a patient's deltoid to a forward flexion force. In one example, a reverse shoulder assembly of the present invention may be provided such that the reverse shoulder assembly alters the abduction force created by a patient's deltoid to an external rotation force. In one example, a reverse shoulder assembly of the present invention may be provided such that the reverse shoulder assembly alters the abduction force created by a patient's deltoid to an external rotation force and a forward flexion force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher P. Roche, C. Michael Mauldin, Richard Jones, Thomas Wright
  • REVERSE SHOULDER PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20100087927
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for reverse shoulder arthroplasty (e.g., reverse total shoulder arthroplasty). In one specific example, a glenoid component used to resurface the scapula may be provided. Of note, unlike traditional total shoulder arthroplasty the glenoid component in a reverse shoulder is convex rather than concave; it acts as a physical stop to prevent the superior migration of the humeral head—a typical occurrence in patients suffering from rotator cuff tear arthropathy (CTA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher P. Roche, Cary M. Mauldin, Pierre Flurin, Thomas Wright, Joseph Zuckerman