Patents by Inventor Cory Shulaw

Cory Shulaw 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).

  • ADAPTERS FOR SURGICAL IMPACTING TOOLS
    Publication number: 20250057576
    Abstract: Various exemplary adapters for surgical impacting tools and methods of using adapters for surgical impacting tools are provided. In general, an adapter can be configured to be releasably attached to a surgical implement configured to impact bone. The adapter can be fixedly, non-releasably attached to a surgical impacting tool handpiece or can be configured to be releasably attached to a surgical impacting tool handpiece. The surgical impacting tool handpiece, such as a handpiece of an orthopedic impactor, is configured to drive impacting of the surgical implement relative to bone. Each of a plurality of surgical implements configured to be attached to the adapter can be different from one another in one or more aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Nathanael Conner, Cory Shulaw
  • SURGICAL IMPACTING TOOL COUPLINGS
    Publication number: 20240156503
    Abstract: Various exemplary surgical impacting tool couplings and methods of using surgical impacting tool couplings are provided. In general, an adapter can be configured to be releasably attached to a surgical impacting tool handpiece. The adapter can be configured to couple to a surgical implement configured to impact bone. The surgical impacting tool handpiece, such as a handpiece of an orthopedic impactor, is configured to drive impacting of the surgical implement relative to bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Schmitt, Cory Shulaw, David Narducci, Jon M. Edwards, Nathanael Conner
  • Orthopedic instrument adapters
    Patent number: 11957395
    Abstract: In general, orthopedic instrument adapters and methods of using orthopedic instrument adapters are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an adapter is configured to releasably attach to an end effector configured to impact bone. The end effector can be a broach, chisel, or other surgical implement. The adapter includes a spring-loaded hook that is configured to releasably seat in a cut-out formed in the end effector. The adapter is also configured to releasably attach to a surgical impacting tool, such as an orthopedic impactor, configured to drive impacting of the end effector relative to bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Zapari, Cory Shulaw, Aaron Matyas
  • ORTHOPEDIC INSTRUMENT ADAPTERS
    Publication number: 20220313336
    Abstract: In general, orthopedic instrument adapters and methods of using orthopedic instrument adapters are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an adapter is configured to releasably attach to an end effector configured to impact bone. The end effector can be a broach, chisel, or other surgical implement. The adapter includes a spring-loaded hook that is configured to releasably seat in a cut-out formed in the end effector. The adapter is also configured to releasably attach to a surgical impacting tool, such as an orthopedic impactor, configured to drive impacting of the end effector relative to bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Fernando Zapari, Cory Shulaw, Aaron Matyas