Patents by Inventor Colleen Flesher

Colleen Flesher 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).

  • Bone fixation system including K-wire compression
    Patent number: 9597130
    Abstract: A bone fixation system includes a bone plate, bone anchors, temporary fixation members, and forceps. The temporary fixation members are configured to be inserted through apertures in the bone plate and into underlying bone segments that are separated by a bone gap. The forceps are configured to apply a force to the temporary fixation members that causes at least one of the underlying bone segments to translate with respect to the other bone segment, thereby reducing or distracting the bone segments without interfering with final fixation by screws of bone segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana Pappalardo, Sherri Wykosky, Kenneth Kobayashi, Dipan Patel, William Kolb, Colleen Flesher
  • BONE FIXATION SYSTEM INCLUDING K-WIRE COMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20150080968
    Abstract: A bone fixation system includes a bone plate, bone anchors, temporary fixation members, and forceps. The temporary fixation members are configured to be inserted through apertures in the bone plate and into underlying bone segments that are separated by a bone gap. The forceps are configured to apply a force to the temporary fixation members that causes at least one of the underlying bone segments to translate with respect to the other bone segment, thereby reducing or distracting the bone segments without interfering with final fixation by screws of bone segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Dana Pappalardo, Sherri Wykosky, Kenneth Kobayashi, Dipan Patel, William Kolb, Colleen Flesher
  • Bone fixation system including K-wire compression
    Patent number: 8936615
    Abstract: A bone fixation system includes a bone plate, bone anchors, temporary fixation members, and forceps. The temporary fixation members are configured to be inserted through apertures in the bone plate and into underlying bone segments that are separated by a bone gap. The forceps are configured to apply a force to the temporary fixation members that causes at least one of the underlying bone segments to translate with respect to the other bone segment, thereby reducing or distracting the bone segments without interfering with final fixation by screws of bone segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Dana Pappalardo, Sherri Wykosky, Kenneth Kobayashi, Dipan Patel, William Kolb, Colleen Flesher
  • BONE FIXATION SYSTEM INCLUDING K-WIRE COMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20110264149
    Abstract: A bone fixation system includes a bone plate, bone anchors, temporary fixation members, and forceps. The temporary fixation members are configured to be inserted through apertures in the bone plate and into underlying bone segments that are separated by a bone gap. The forceps are configured to apply a force to the temporary fixation members that causes at least one of the underlying bone segments to translate with respect to the other bone segment, thereby reducing or distracting the bone segments without interfering with final fixation by screws of bone segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Dana Pappalardo, Sherri Wykosky, Kenneth Kobayashi, Dipan Patel, William Kolb, Colleen Flesher