Patents by Inventor David R. Lionberger

David R. Lionberger 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).

  • Cutting guide apparatus and surgical method for use in knee arthroplasty
    Publication number: 20120130385
    Abstract: Novel cutting guides and surgical methods for use in knee arthroplasty are described. Embodiments of the inventive cutting guide apparatus include fixed and adjustable cutting guide blocks having a series of slots designed to accommodate a cutting saw. The cutting guides and surgical method are designed to allow for the provision of all desired surgical cuts upon the distal end of the femur, for subsequent implantation of a prosthesis thereto, without having to remove the cutting guide block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: David R. Lionberger, David R. Lionberger, JR.
  • Cutting guide apparatus and surgical method for use in knee arthroplasty
    Patent number: 8052692
    Abstract: Novel cutting guides and surgical methods for use in knee arthroplasty are described. Embodiments of the inventive cutting guide apparatus include fixed and adjustable cutting guide blocks having a series of slots designed to accommodate a cutting saw. The cutting guides and surgical method are designed to allow for the provision of all desired surgical cuts upon the distal end of the femur, for subsequent implantation of a prosthesis thereto, without having to remove the cutting guide block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventors: David R. Lionberger, David R. Lionberger, Jr.