Patents by Inventor COLIN M. LANK

COLIN M. LANK 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).

  • Publication number: 20240091027
    Abstract: An impaction handle for use during a surgical procedure to implant a fixed-bearing tibial tray into a surgically-prepared proximal end of a tibia is disclosed. The impaction handle includes an impact plate defining a proximal end of the impaction handle and an impact head defining a distal end of the impaction handle. The impaction handle also has an elongated shaft extending between the impact plate and the impact head, along with a locking mechanism to lock the handle to the tibial tray. The locking mechanism includes a thumbwheel positioned in the impact head and a locking shaft secured to the thumbwheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Cole T. Brown, Jason M. Chavarria, Jenna L. Faas, Colin M. Lank, Cory A. Shulaw, Christel M. Wagner, Alasdair J.J. Mercer, Benjamin R. Powers
  • Publication number: 20210059827
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument configured to assist a surgeon seat or engage a femoral component with a tibial bearing or other tibial component. The instrument may include a displacement device configured to displace the tibia and femur to permit the surgeon to position a femoral component for seating on a tibial bearing and/or a retaining mechanism configured to maintain the tibial bearing in rotational alignment with the femoral component while seating the femoral component on the tibial bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: THIAGO LOPES AMARAL, LAUREN A. FERRIS, LINDSAY L. GILSON, TRENT M. GLASSLEY, COLIN M. LANK, GARY M. LINDSAY, JEREMIAH M. LEWIS, AARON J. MATYAS, STEPHANIE A. RECKER, NATHAN C. REEDER, DAVID E. ROTTGER, PAUL B. SADE, BARRY A. SCHNIEDERS