Patents by Inventor Dana Mears

Dana Mears 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).

  • Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty
    Publication number: 20020099447
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive (i. e., with the wound developed under an incision being substantially the same size as the incision throughout the depth of the wound) total hip arthroplasty. The apparatus includes a provisional femoral head allowing for radial placement thereof on a provisional femoral neck as well as a posterior retractor sleeve for allowing access to a femur through a posterior incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Dana Mears, Kevin Greig, Paul A. Zwirkoski