Patents by Inventor Edward B MacMahon

Edward B MacMahon 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).

  • Scoliosis of the mid segment of the thoraco lumbar spine in adolescents: a proposed non-operative solution to the transmitter problem
    Patent number: 10751243
    Abstract: Non-invasive methods and systems for treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) that is characterized as having a Cobb angle with an apex at the mid-level of the thoraco lumbar spine are provided. The methods and systems involve the application of an overcorrecting external distractive force to the spine, the force being transmitted via actuated crutches while the patient maintains a predator crouch position that is stabilized by a support and the crutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: Edward B. MacMahon
  • SCOLIOSIS OF THE MID SEGMENT OF THE THORACO LUMBAR SPINE IN ADOLESCENTS: A PROPOSED NON-OPERATIVE SOLUTION TO THE TRANSMITER PROBLEM
    Publication number: 20180235828
    Abstract: Non-invasive methods and systems for treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) that is characterized as having a Cobb angle with an apex at the mid-level of the thoraco lumbar spine are provided. The methods and systems involve the application of an overcorrecting external distractive force to the spine, the force being transmitted via actuated crutches while the patient maintains a predator crouch position that is stabilized by a support and the crutches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Edward B. MacMahon
  • Method and apparatus for medial tibial osteotomy
    Patent number: 6203546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing a tibial osteotomy to correct misalignment of the knee joint. The apparatus comprises an arcuate implant, a temporary chock and an insertion tray which facilitates the packing of bone growth material in the implant. In the method, preoperative evaluation includes a balancing of the lateral push pull forces through the knee before selecting the implant so that a balanced load through the knee is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Inventor: Edward B MacMahon
  • Bony fixation and support of a prosthesis
    Patent number: 5549699
    Abstract: An acetabular cup includes a plurality of bone receiving depressions on its convex exterior surface. Bone, obtained from the femoral head of the hip to be replaced, is morselized and then compressed in the bone receiving depressions. The dense bone on the exterior surface of the acetabular cup serves as a graft and acts as a new subchondral bone. The bony fixation technique may be used on other prosthesis (e.g., shoulders, and the like). Variations in size, shape, depth and distribution of the recesses can be modified to make this form of fixation applicable to all forms of bone/prosthesis fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Osteotech of Virginia
    Inventors: Edward B. MacMahon, Mark Forte