Patents by Inventor Eric D. Weeks

Eric D. Weeks 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).

  • Osteochondral plug graft trimming device and method
    Patent number: 8893596
    Abstract: A device for trimming an osteochondral plug graft to an implantable configuration, includes a blade assembly terminating in a configured leading cutting blade and a plug graft housing comprising a substantially longitudinal holding sleeve having a bore and oriented complementarily to the longitudinal structure of the blade assembly to receive the longitudinal structure within the sleeve bore with the assembly cutting blade in close tolerance along an inner bore surface of the longitudinal housing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos E. Gil, Daniel Andrew Shimko, Jeetendra Subhash Bharadwaj, Eric D. Weeks
  • Osteochondral implant fixation method
    Patent number: 8317792
    Abstract: A surgical procedure and a device used in the procedure according to which one end portion of a guide rod is inserted into the condyle of a damaged area of a human. The rod is used as a guide for a drill bit and a chisel to cut an opening in the condyle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Andrew Shimko, Jeetendra Subhash Bharadwaj, Carlos E. Gil, Eric D. Weeks
  • Drill bit assembly with adjustable drill stop sleeve
    Patent number: 7771143
    Abstract: A drill bit assembly is disclosed and can include a drill bit and a drill stop sleeve disposed around the drill bit. The drill stop sleeve can include a locking collar that can be movable between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the unlocked position, the drill stop sleeve can be movable along the drill bit to one of a plurality of drill stop depths. In the locked position, the drill stop sleeve can be locked along the drill bit in one of the plurality of drill stop depths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Carlos E. Gil, Eric D. Weeks