Patents by Inventor Daniel Raymond Lawson

Daniel Raymond Lawson 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).

  • Methods of designing a surgical device
    Patent number: 12156661
    Abstract: Provided is a method for designing a patient-specific surgical device for performing knee surgery, which includes determining a first alignment axis and/or a second alignment axis from a knee joint in extension and/or flexion respectively and subsequently designing said surgical device based on the first and/or second alignment axes. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a patient-specific surgical device designed by the aforementioned method. A patient-specific surgical device designed and/or manufactured by the above methods and a method of performing knee surgery with said patient-specific surgical device is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignees: Smith & Nephew Surgical PTY. LTD
    Inventors: Michael McAuliffe, Daniel Raymond Lawson, Shuo Shi, Conan B. Cavanagh
  • METHODS OF DESIGNING A SURGICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230329727
    Abstract: Provided is a method for designing a patient-specific surgical device for performing knee surgery, which includes determining a first alignment axis and/or a second alignment axis from a knee joint in extension and/or flexion respectively and subsequently designing said surgical device based on the first and/or second alignment axes. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a patient-specific surgical device designed by the aforementioned method. A patient-specific surgical device designed and/or manufactured by the above methods and a method of performing knee surgery with said patient-specific surgical device is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael McAuliffe, Daniel Raymond Lawson, Shuo Shi, Conan B. Cavanagh
  • METHODS OF DESIGNING A SURGICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210161543
    Abstract: Provided is a method for designing a patient-specific surgical device for performing knee surgery, which includes determining a first alignment axis and/or a second alignment axis from a knee joint in extension and/or flexion respectively and subsequently designing said surgical device based on the first and/or second alignment axes. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a patient-specific surgical device designed by the aforementioned method. A patient-specific surgical device designed and/or manufactured by the above methods and a method of performing knee surgery with said patient-specific surgical device is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Michael McAuliffe, Daniel Raymond Lawson, Shuo Shi, Conan B. Cavanagh