Patents by Inventor Edward J. McPherson

Edward J. McPherson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100312
    Abstract: Devices and methods for mixing and preparing therapeutic pellets are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure may include a medical device for mixing and preparing pharmaceuticals. The medical device may include a body sized and shaped to be supported by a human hand. The body may be elastically flexible between a relaxed shape and a flexed shape. In the relaxed shape, the body may form a basin and may be shaped and sized to receive a vessel for mixing or forming the therapeutic pellets. In the flexed shape, the bowl may be configured for controlled pouring of the therapeutic pellets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: William Brian Austin, Edward J. McPherson, Andrew J. Wassef, Scott P. Noel, Stephen T. Miller
  • Publication number: 20230201551
    Abstract: Devices and methods for mixing and preparing therapeutic pellets are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure may include a medical device for mixing and preparing pharmaceuticals. The medical device may include a body sized and shaped to be supported by a human hand. The body may be elastically flexible between a relaxed shape and a flexed shape. In the relaxed shape, the body may form a basin and may be shaped and sized to receive a vessel for mixing or forming the therapeutic pellets. In the flexed shape, the bowl may be configured for controlled pouring of the therapeutic pellets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: William Brian Austin, Edward J. McPherson, Andrew J. Wassef, Scott P. Noel, Stephen T. Miller
  • Publication number: 20180344465
    Abstract: An augment for supporting an acetabular shell at an acetabulum of a hip bone. In some examples, the augment can include a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The body can extend from a first end portion that is adapted to be fixed to an acetabular shell, to a second end portion. The body can include a first hole and a second hole, each of the first and second holes extending through the body from the first surface to the second surface. The body can be formed of a porous material that promotes boney ingrowth and can further include a trim marker located in between the first hole and the second hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Edward J. McPherson, Jacob Macke
  • Publication number: 20120179270
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to revision hip surgery or total hip arthroplasty situations in which it is difficult for a surgeon to secure or fix an acetabular cup or shell to the bone due, for whatever reason, to bone loss or other bone deficiency. The system may comprise a plurality of fasteners and an acetabular cup or shell having a plurality of openings to thereby allow the plurality of fasteners to be inserted at diverging angles to create multiple fixation points to distribute load and secure the shell to available bone. The system may also include a bearing insert for receiving a femoral head component and a plurality of spacers for creating a cement mantle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Russell Nevins, Edward J. McPherson, Timothy McTighe, Declan Brazil
  • Patent number: 6790211
    Abstract: A tool tip for use with an ultrasonically driven osteotome, is described. The tool tip has a first curvature in a first plane and a second curvature in a second plane oriented ninety degrees from the first plane. The resulting curvature of the tool tip substantially corresponds to the medial curve of a femoral component of a hip replacement system. The tool tip provides easy access to the area in proximity to the medial curve of the femoral component, thus enabling the efficient softening and removal of cement therefrom during revision procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Biomet, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. McPherson, Mark V. Vandewalle