Patents by Inventor Edward J. Caylor, III

Edward J. Caylor, III 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).

  • Registration pointer and method for registering a bone of a patient to a computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system
    Patent number: 7885701
    Abstract: A registration pointer includes a camera located in an elongated shaft having a distal end configured to be contacted to a bone of a patient to register the bone to a computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system. The camera may be a hemispherical camera and may include a panoramic camera and a wide-angle camera equipped with a fish-eye lens. The registration pointer is configured to transmit images received by the cameras to the computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system for display thereon. The computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system may be configured to generate an image, such as a hemispherical image, based on the images received from the registration pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. DiSilvestro, Jason T. Sherman, Edward J. Caylor, III
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE POSITION OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20100274122
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for determining a position of an orthopaedic prosthesis includes a patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array. The sensor array is configured to generate data signals in response to an output signal of a signal source(s) coupled to the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or a bone of the patient. The controller is configured to determine a position of the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or the bone of the patient based on the data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Mark R. DiSilvestro, Jason T. Sherman, Jose F. Guzman, Edward J. Caylor, III
  • Apparatus and method for monitoring the position of an orthopaedic prosthesis
    Patent number: 7769422
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for determining a position of an orthopaedic prosthesis includes a patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array. The sensor array is configured to generate data signals in response to an output signal of a signal source(s) coupled to the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or a bone of the patient. The controller is configured to determine a position of the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or the bone of the patient based on the data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. DiSilvestro, Jason T. Sherman, Jose F. Guzman, Edward J. Caylor, III
  • TIBIAL TRAY ASSEMBLY HAVING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090005876
    Abstract: A tibial tray assembly includes a platform having a stem extending downwardly from a bottom surface and a stem extension couple to the an end of the stem. The stem extension is electrically insulated from the stem. The tibial tray assembly also includes a wireless communication device configured to transmit data using the stem extension as an antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Terry L. Dietz, Edward J. Caylor, III