Patents by Inventor Curt Collard

Curt Collard 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).

  • Patent number: 10278825
    Abstract: A knee prosthesis including a knee component and an indexing boss. The knee component includes a first engagement portion. The indexing boss includes a first terminal end surface, a second terminal end surface, and a second engagement portion at the second terminal end surface. The first terminal end surface and the second terminal end surface are arranged along non-parallel planes. The first and the second engagement portions are configured to selectively couple together at a plurality of rotational orientations to attain a corresponding plurality of angular orientations of the indexing boss relative to the knee component due to the first and the second terminal end surfaces being arranged along non-parallel planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Curt Collard
  • Publication number: 20150142123
    Abstract: A knee prosthesis including a knee component and an indexing boss. The knee component includes a first engagement portion. The indexing boss includes a first terminal end surface, a second terminal end surface, and a second engagement portion at the second terminal end surface. The first terminal end surface and the second terminal end surface are arranged along non-parallel planes. The first and the second engagement portions are configured to selectively couple together at a plurality of rotational orientations to attain a corresponding plurality of angular orientations of the indexing boss relative to the knee component due to the first and the second terminal end surfaces being arranged along non-parallel planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Curt Collard
  • Patent number: 8961612
    Abstract: A knee prosthesis constructed in accordance to the present disclosure includes a femoral component and a boss. The femoral component can have a first condylar portion and a second condylar portion connected by an inner condylar portion that defines an intercondylar recess, the inner condylar portion having a first engagement portion comprising a first plurality of engaging members extending therefrom. The boss can have a longitudinal body extending along a boss axis between first and second ends. The first end can be configured to selectively mate with a stem. The second end can include a second engagement portion comprising a second plurality of engaging members extending therefrom. The second engagement portion of the boss can be selectively coupled to the first engagement portion of the femoral component in a plurality of discrete positions to attain a corresponding plurality of angles of the boss axis relative to the femoral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Curt Collard
  • Patent number: 8936648
    Abstract: A prosthesis for replacing a knee joint between a femur and a tibia can include a femoral component, a tibial component, a bearing and a yoke assembly. The yoke assembly can have a yoke disposed between the bearing and the femoral component and an axle having an axle axis. The axle can hingedly couple the yoke with the femoral component. Rotation of the femoral component about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the axle axis causes concurrent rotation of the yoke about the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Curt Collard, Michael John Collins, Robert Metzger, Brian M. May, Larabeth G. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20140067077
    Abstract: A knee prosthesis constructed in accordance to the present disclosure includes a femoral component and a boss. The femoral component can have a first condylar portion and a second condylar portion connected by an inner condylar portion that defines an intercondylar recess, the inner condylar portion having a first engagement portion comprising a first plurality of engaging members extending therefrom. The boss can have a longitudinal body extending along a boss axis between first and second ends. The first end can be configured to selectively mate with a stem. The second end can include a second engagement portion comprising a second plurality of engaging members extending therefrom. The second engagement portion of the boss can be selectively coupled to the first engagement portion of the femoral component in a plurality of discrete positions to attain a corresponding plurality of angles of the boss axis relative to the femoral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.
    Inventor: Curt Collard