Patents by Inventor David Laird, SR.

David Laird, SR. 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: 11957393
    Abstract: A variable length headless compression screw insertion system includes a compression screw and a driver assembly for driving the compression screw into a bone. The compression screw has a bone screw and a compression sleeve coupled to the bone screw. The bone screw includes a proximal end having an external threading threadably received in the compression sleeve, and the compression sleeve includes a proximal end having a predefined drive feature and an external threading. The driver assembly includes a sleeve coupler adapted to threadably receive the external threading of the compression sleeve. A ram driver is coupled to the sleeve coupler and has a predetermined length such that its distal end is shaped to contact the proximal end of the bone screw to prevent translation of the bone screw relative to the compression sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Evans, Jonan Philip, Barclay Davis, David Laird, Sr., Thomas Zamorski
  • Publication number: 20240065686
    Abstract: A suture button system for fixing a syndesmotic injury comprises a flexible fixation implant and an inserter device used to deploy the implant across bones. The flexible fixation implant typically comprises a flexible connector and two suture buttons which interface with the bone surface or a bone plate or washer. The flexible connector comprises a plurality of suture strands. The buttons typically have a feature which allows them to interface with an instrument used to deploy the implant across the two bones. The inserter device is configured to interface with the flexible fixation implant and to position it across bones through a pre-drilled bone tunnel. The inserter device may comprise an cannulated insertion rod and a handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Evans, David Laird, SR., Megan Duman, Peter M. Govey, Michelle Gray, Bradford H. Rippe, Donald Anding, Blaize Majdic, Anthony Nicaretta
  • Publication number: 20240065689
    Abstract: A suture button system for fixing a syndesmotic injury comprises a flexible fixation implant and an inserter device used to deploy the implant across bones. The flexible fixation implant typically comprises a flexible connector and two suture buttons which interface with the bone surface or a bone plate or washer. The flexible connector comprises a plurality of suture strands. The buttons typically have a feature which allows them to interface with an instrument used to deploy the implant across the two bones. The inserter device is configured to interface with the flexible fixation implant and to position it across bones through a pre-drilled bone tunnel. The inserter device may comprise an cannulated insertion rod and a handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Evans, David Laird, SR., Megan Duman, Peter M. Govey, Michelle Gray, Bradford H. Rippe, Donald Anding, Blaize Majdic, Anthony Nicaretta
  • Publication number: 20240065688
    Abstract: A suture button system for fixing a syndesmotic injury comprises a flexible fixation implant and an inserter device used to deploy the implant across bones. The flexible fixation implant typically comprises a flexible connector and two suture buttons which interface with the bone surface or a bone plate or washer. The flexible connector comprises a plurality of suture strands. The buttons typically have a feature which allows them to interface with an instrument used to deploy the implant across the two bones. The inserter device is configured to interface with the flexible fixation implant and to position it across bones through a pre-drilled bone tunnel. The inserter device may comprise an cannulated insertion rod and a handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Evans, David Laird, SR., Megan Duman, Peter M. Govey, Michelle Gray, Bradford H. Rippe, Donald Anding, Blaize Majdic, Anthony Nicaretta
  • Patent number: 11844557
    Abstract: A variable length headless compression screw insertion system includes a compression screw and a driver assembly for driving the compression screw into a bone. The compression screw has a bone screw and a compression sleeve coupled to the bone screw. The bone screw includes a proximal end having an external threading threadably received in the compression sleeve, and the compression sleeve includes a proximal end having a predefined drive feature and an external threading. The driver assembly includes a sleeve coupler adapted to threadably receive the external threading of the compression sleeve. A ram driver is coupled to the sleeve coupler and has a predetermined length such that its distal end is shaped to contact the proximal end of the bone screw to prevent translation of the bone screw relative to the compression sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Evans, Jonan Philip, Barclay Davis, David Laird, Sr., Thomas Zamorski
  • Publication number: 20210353344
    Abstract: A variable length headless compression screw insertion system includes a compression screw and a driver assembly for driving the compression screw into a bone. The compression screw has a bone screw and a compression sleeve coupled to the bone screw. The bone screw includes a proximal end having an external threading threadably received in the compression sleeve, and the compression sleeve includes a proximal end having a predefined drive feature and an external threading. The driver assembly includes a sleeve coupler adapted to threadably receive the external threading of the compression sleeve. A ram driver is coupled to the sleeve coupler and has a predetermined length such that its distal end is shaped to contact the proximal end of the bone screw to prevent translation of the bone screw relative to the compression sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Evans, Jonan Philip, Barclay Davis, David Laird, SR., Thomas Zamorski
  • Publication number: 20210353343
    Abstract: A variable length headless compression screw insertion system includes a compression screw and a driver assembly for driving the compression screw into a bone. The compression screw has a bone screw and a compression sleeve coupled to the bone screw. The bone screw includes a proximal end having an external threading threadably received in the compression sleeve, and the compression sleeve includes a proximal end having a predefined drive feature and an external threading. The driver assembly includes a sleeve coupler adapted to threadably receive the external threading of the compression sleeve. A ram driver is coupled to the sleeve coupler and has a predetermined length such that its distal end is shaped to contact the proximal end of the bone screw to prevent translation of the bone screw relative to the compression sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Evans, Jonan Philip, Barclay Davis, David Laird, SR., Thomas Zamorski