Patents by Inventor Garry ALLISON

Garry ALLISON 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).

  • Expandable fastener for orthopaedic applications
    Patent number: 10729480
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an expandable fastener for orthopaedic applications and arranged for fastening when positioned in a bore hole in bone. The fastener comprises a body having an axis. The fastener further comprises an expansion portion moveable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration such that, in use, the expansion portion urges outwardly from the body towards the bone surrounding the bore hole. The fastener is arranged such that ingrowth of bone between the expansion portion and the body is substantially avoided when the expansion portion is in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: CURTIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Markus Kuster, Matthew Peter Oldakowski, Intan Camellia Watono Oldakowska, Garry Allison, Gabriel Lee
  • AN EXPANDABLE FASTENER FOR ORTHOPAEDIC APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190083152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an expandable fastener for orthopaedic applications and arranged for fastening when positioned in a bore hole in bone. The fastener comprises a body having an axis. The fastener further comprises an expansion portion moveable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration such that, in use, the expansion portion urges outwardly from the body towards the bone surrounding the bore hole. The fastener is arranged such that ingrowth of bone between the expansion portion and the body is substantially avoided when the expansion portion is in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: CURTIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Markus KUSTER, Matthew Peter OLDAKOWSKI, Intan Camellia Watono OLDAKOWSKA, Garry ALLISON, Gabriel LEE