Patents by Inventor Darren Thomsen

Darren Thomsen 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).

  • Instrument for Manual Insertion of a Button
    Publication number: 20230218290
    Abstract: A button inserter includes a shaft having a fulcrum that extends beyond a distal tip of the shaft. An inner rod is within the shaft and has a button mating surface that extends from a distal tip of the inner rod. A handle includes a handle switch that translates the inner rod between an extended position where the button mating surface of the inner rod extends beyond the distal tip of the shaft and a retracted position where the button mating surface of the inner rod is located completely within the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Todd Earhart, Pete Denove, Karen Gallen, Darren Thomsen
  • Surgical tool handle assemblies and related methods
    Patent number: 10667798
    Abstract: A surgical tool handle assembly can include a handle body and a tool locking mechanism. The handle body can have a tool receiving end for receiving a mating end of a surgical tool. The tool locking mechanism can be configured to securely engage the surgical tool mating end, thereby locking the surgical tool to the handle. The locking mechanism can include a ramp feature, a locking cam, and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism can be configured to actuate the cam to engage the ramp feature as the cam engages the tool mating end to lock the tool to the handle. A surgical kit and a method of locking a surgical tool to a tool handle are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Thomsen, Walter W. Thomas, Andrew J. Steiner
  • INSTRUMENT FOR MANUAL INSERTION OF BUTTON
    Publication number: 20180085110
    Abstract: A button inserter includes a shaft having a fulcrum that extends beyond a distal tip of the shaft. An inner rod is within the shaft and has a button mating surface that extends from a distal tip of the inner rod. A handle includes a handle switch that translates the inner rod between an extended position where the button mating surface of the inner rod extends beyond the distal tip of the shaft and a retracted position where the button mating surface of the inner rod is located completely within the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Earhart, Pete Denove, Karen Gallen, Darren Thomsen
  • SURGICAL TOOL HANDLE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140121650
    Abstract: A surgical tool handle assembly can include a handle body and a tool locking mechanism. The handle body can have a tool receiving end for receiving a mating end of a surgical tool. The tool locking mechanism can be configured to securely engage the surgical tool mating end, thereby locking the surgical tool to the handle. The locking mechanism can include a ramp feature, a locking cam, and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism can be configured to actuate the cam to engage the ramp feature as the cam engages the tool mating end to lock the tool to the handle. A surgical kit and a method of locking a surgical tool to a tool handle are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Thomsen, Walter W. Thomas, Andrew J. Steiner