Patents by Inventor Duane Lee Gillard

Duane Lee Gillard 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).

  • Surgical rotary cutting tool and tool guard assembly
    Patent number: 8961519
    Abstract: A surgical rotary cutting tool and guard assembly is provided in which the cutting tool has a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end with an end effector at the distal end. The shaft includes at least one bearing mounted thereto intermediate the proximal and distal ends, the bearing having an inside dimension and the shaft having an outside dimension that provide for an interference fit between the bearing and the shaft. A tubular sleeve that serves as a guard houses the shaft, the sleeve having an inside dimension sized to slidably support the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Lee Gillard, Eric Manojlovic, Jenna Ross, Jerry Lower
  • Surgical Rotary Cutting Tool and Tool Guard Assembly
    Publication number: 20120130375
    Abstract: A surgical rotary cutting tool and guard assembly is provided in which the cutting tool has a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end with an end effector at the distal end. The shaft includes at least one bearing mounted thereto intermediate the proximal and distal ends, the bearing having an inside dimension and the shaft having an outside dimension that provide for an interference fit between the bearing and the shaft. A tubular sleeve that serves as a guard houses the shaft, the sleeve having an inside dimension sized to slidably support the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Duane Lee Gillard, Eric Manojlovic, Jenna Ross, Jerry Lower