Patents by Inventor Derek C. Finch

Derek C. Finch 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).

  • Assembly for minimally invasive reduction of hip fracture
    Patent number: 8197484
    Abstract: An assembly includes a holder having a first arm and a second arm, the holder being movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The assembly further includes an actuator movable in relation to the holder between a first position and a second position. Movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position causes movement of the holder from the first configuration to the second configuration. The first arm has a first bone plate contact portion, and the second arm has a second bone plate contact portion. The first bone plate contact portion and the second bone plate contact portion are separated by a first distance when the holder is in the first configuration. The first bone plate contact portion and the second bone plate contact portion are separated by a second distance when the holder is in the second configuration. The first distance is greater than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Andrew H. Berthusen, Derek C. Finch, Bryan C. Mendenhall
  • Assembly for minimally invasive reduction of hip fracture
    Publication number: 20080275447
    Abstract: An assembly includes a holder having a first arm and a second arm, the holder being movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The assembly further includes an actuator movable in relation to the holder between a first position and a second position. Movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position causes movement of the holder from the first configuration to the second configuration. The first arm has a first bone plate contact portion, and the second arm has a second bone plate contact portion. The first bone plate contact portion and the second bone plate contact portion are separated by a first distance when the holder is in the first configuration. The first bone plate contact portion and the second bone plate contact portion are separated by a second distance when the holder is in the second configuration. The first distance is greater than the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Andrew H. Berthusen, Derek C. Finch, Bryan C. Mendenhall