Patents by Inventor Greg Gohring

Greg Gohring 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).

  • Patent number: 10456177
    Abstract: An intramedullary device, having a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, is provided. The intramedullary device may include a first bore and a second bore. The first bore may include a second longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between a first opening and a second opening. The second longitudinal axis may define a first angle (?1) with the first longitudinal axis. The second bore may include a third longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between the first opening and a third opening. The third longitudinal axis may define a second angle (?2) with the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Biomet C.V.
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Sems, Daniel S Horwitz, Tracy J. Watson, Michael Karl-Heinz Wich, Greg Gohring, Daren David Granger, Joseph Michael O'Reilly
  • Publication number: 20180193067
    Abstract: An intramedullary device, having a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, is provided. The intramedullary device may include a first bore and a second bore. The first bore may include a second longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between a first opening and a second opening. The second longitudinal axis may define a first angle (?1) with the first longitudinal axis. The second bore may include a third longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between the first opening and a third opening. The third longitudinal axis may define a second angle (?2) with the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Sems, Daniel S. Horwitz, Tracy J. Watson, Michael Karl-Heinz Wich, Greg Gohring, Daren David Granger, Joseph Michael O'Reilly
  • Patent number: 9839454
    Abstract: An intramedullary device, having a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, is provided. The intramedullary device may include a first bore and a second bore. The first bore may include a second longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between a first opening and a second opening. The second longitudinal axis may define a first angle (?1) with the first longitudinal axis. The second bore may include a third longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between the first opening and a third opening. The third longitudinal axis may define a second angle (?2) with the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Biomet C.V.
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Sems, Daniel Horwitz, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich, Greg Gohring, Daren Granger, Joseph Michael O'Reilly
  • Patent number: 9763681
    Abstract: An orthopaedic aiming device system is provided that includes a targeting device. The targeting device has a curved portion with an end and at least one guide opening formed therethrough. The curved portion also defines an arced axis. Connected to the end of the curved portion is a mounting portion that has at least one mounting opening formed therethrough. The mounting opening defines a mounting axis that is approximately orthogonal to at least one point on the arced axis of the curved portion. The orthopaedic aiming device system can also include mounting pins, a positioning device, and an orthopaedic implant. The mounting pins can include distancing features that interact with distance locking features of the mounting opening(s) to properly distance the targeting device from the orthopaedic implant. Also included is a method to target implant openings that have compound angled screw trajectories using an orthopaedic aiming device system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: George Haidukewych, Daren Granger, Greg Gohring, Joseph O'Reilly
  • Publication number: 20150351821
    Abstract: An orthopaedic aiming device system is provided that includes a targeting device. The targeting device has a curved portion with an end and at least one guide opening formed therethrough. The curved portion also defines an arced axis. Connected to the end of the curved portion is a mounting portion that has at least one mounting opening formed therethrough. The mounting opening defines a mounting axis that is approximately orthogonal to at least one point on the arced axis of the curved portion. The orthopaedic aiming device system can also include mounting pins, a positioning device, and an orthopaedic implant. The mounting pins can include distancing features that interact with distance locking features of the mounting opening(s) to properly distance the targeting device from the orthopaedic implant. Also included is a method to target implant openings that have compound angled screw trajectories using an orthopaedic aiming device system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: George Haidukewych, Daren Granger, Greg Gohring, Joseph O'Reilly
  • Publication number: 20150265323
    Abstract: An intramedullary device, having a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, is provided. The intramedullary device may include a first bore and a second bore. The first bore may include a second longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between a first opening and a second opening. The second longitudinal axis may define a first angle (?1) with the first longitudinal axis. The second bore may include a third longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between the first opening and a third opening. The third longitudinal axis may define a second angle (?2) with the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Sems, Daniel Horwitz, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich, Greg Gohring, Daren Granger, Joseph Michael O'Reilly