Patents by Inventor Eric D. Ward

Eric D. Ward 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).

  • Instrument for bending a bone fixation device
    Patent number: 9642664
    Abstract: System, including apparatus and methods, for bending a bone fixation device, such as a bone plate during a surgical procedure. In some embodiments, the system may include an instrument having (a) a clamp with jaws and (b) a graspable handle portion that is manipulable while a bone plate is located between the jaws to bend the bone plate by application of pressure with the jaws at alternating positions along the bone plate. The clamp may allow the bone plate to be reoriented from an orientation for in-plane bending to an orientation for out-of-plane bending, and vice versa, while the bone plate remains between the jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Acumed LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Ryan, Eric D. Ward, Steven P. Horst
  • INSTRUMENT FOR BENDING A BONE FIXATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150012003
    Abstract: System, including apparatus and methods, for bending a bone fixation device, such as a bone plate during a surgical procedure. In some embodiments, the system may include an instrument having (a) a clamp with jaws and (b) a graspable handle portion that is manipulable while a bone plate is located between the jaws to bend the bone plate by application of pressure with the jaws at alternating positions along the bone plate. The clamp may allow the bone plate to be reoriented from an orientation for in-plane bending to an orientation for out-of-plane bending, and vice versa, while the bone plate remains between the jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew J. Ryan, Eric D. Ward, Steven P. Horst