Patents by Inventor David A. Drucker

David A. Drucker 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: 9848888
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Brian William McKinnon, David A. Drucker, Michael D. Ries
  • Patent number: 9730705
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Smith, Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Nathaniel Milton Lenz, Brian William McKinnon, David A. Drucker
  • Publication number: 20150209053
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femora implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Brian William McKinnon, David A. Drucker, Michael D. Ries
  • Patent number: 8998911
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Brian W. McKinnon, David A. Drucker, Michael D. Ries
  • Publication number: 20140309640
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Smith, Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Nathaniel Milton Lenz, Brian William McKinnon, David A. Drucker
  • Patent number: 8728086
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Smith, Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Nathaniel Milton Lenz, Brian W. McKinnon, David A. Drucker
  • Publication number: 20100331991
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Brian W. McKinnon, David A. Drucker, Michael D. Ries
  • Publication number: 20100331848
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Michael Smith, Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Nathaniel Milton Lenz, Brian W. McKinnon, David A. Drucker
  • Patent number: 5571198
    Abstract: An improvement in an acetabular cup component of a prosthetic hip implant in which an acetabular shell receives a bearing member within the interior of the acetabular shell and has at least one bone screw hole, the improvement enabling the interoperative selection of implanting the acetabular shell without the employment of a bone screw or with the employment of at least one bone screw for assisting securement of the acetabular shell within the natural bone at the implant site, the improvement including a plug for seating in the bone screw hole to close the bone screw hole, the plug including a fastener arrangement for engaging the acetabular shell to fasten the plug within the bone screw hole, and a sealing arrangement for engaging the acetabular shell essentially to seal the bone screw hole against the migration of debris from the bearing member through the bone screw hole, the fastener arrangement including an operator arrangement for being selectively operated from the interior of the acetabular shell to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: David A. Drucker
    Inventors: David A. Drucker, Robert G. Collins, Nicholas N. G. Dong