Patents by Inventor Daniel A Shimko

Daniel A Shimko 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).

  • Osteochondral plug graft, kit and method
    Patent number: 8795361
    Abstract: Each of an osteochondral plug graft and a kit comprises a trapezoid shaped construct configured for osteochondral implanting. An osteochondral regeneration method comprises forming a recipient socket in a chondral area of an articular joint in need of repair; harvesting a trapezoid shaped graft from another chondral area; and implanting the trapezoid shaped graft into the recipient socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H Nycz, Keith M Kinnane, Susan J Drapeau, Daniel A Shimko, Jeetendra S Bharadwaj
  • Osteochondral plug graft trimming device and method
    Patent number: 7997174
    Abstract: A device for trimming an osteochondral plug graft to an implantable configuration includes a blade assembly terminating in a configured leading cutting blade and a plug graft housing comprising a substantially longitudinal holding sleeve having a bore and oriented complementarily to the longitudinal structure of the blade assembly to receive the longitudinal structure within the sleeve bore with the assembly cutting blade in close tolerance along an inner bore surface of the longitudinal housing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos E Gil, Daniel A Shimko, Jeetendra S Bharadwaj, Eric Weeks
  • Osteochondral plug graft trimming device and method
    Patent number: 7955335
    Abstract: A device for trimming an osteochondral plug graft to an implantable configuration includes a blade assembly terminating in a configured leading cutting blade and a plug grail housing comprising a substantially longitudinal holding sleeve having a bore and oriented complementarily to the longitudinal structure of the blade assembly to receive the longitudinal structure within the sleeve bore with the assembly cutting blade in close tolerance along an inner bore surface of the longitudinal housing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos E Gil, Daniel A Shimko, Jeetendra S Bharadwaj, Eric Weeks
  • Osteochondral repair assembly including retracting spacer, kit and method
    Patent number: 7572291
    Abstract: An osteochondral repair assembly and a kit, both include an osteochondral regenerative implant and an associated retracting spacer. A method of osteochondral regeneration includes forming a recipient socket in a chondral area of an articular surface in need of repair, placing a retracting spacer at the recipient socket and removably wedging the retracting spacer between a wall of the recipient socket and an implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Inventors: Carlos E Gil, Daniel A Shimko, Jeetendra S Bharadwaj
  • Osteochondral plug graft, kit and method
    Patent number: 7427293
    Abstract: Each of an osteochondral plug graft and a kit comprises a trapezoid shaped construct configured for osteochondral implanting. An osteochondral regeneration method comprises forming a recipient socket in a chondral area of an articular joint in need of repair; harvesting a trapezoid shaped graft from another chondral area; and implanting the trapezoid shaped graft into the recipient socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H Nycz, Keith M Kinnane, Susan J Drapeau, Daniel A Shimko, Jeetendra S Bharadwaj