Patents by Inventor Ian J. Flatters

Ian J. Flatters 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).

  • Modular acetabular surgical implant assembly
    Patent number: 11918475
    Abstract: An orthopaedic prosthetic system includes a plate having one or more flanges and an acetabular shell component. Each flange includes a surface configured to engage a patient's bone. The plate also includes a central ring that engages a lip extending from an outer surface of the shell component. The ring may be mechanically attached to the lip using multiple fasteners. The system may include multiple plates each having a different configuration from other plates, and may also include multiple shell components each having a different configuration from other shell components. Methods for assembling and using the prosthetic system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul P. Lewis, Ian J. Flatters
  • CERAMIC ACETABULAR SHELL LINERS WITH AUGMENTS
    Publication number: 20220183848
    Abstract: An acetabular prosthesis for use in a hip arthroplasty surgical procedure is disclosed. The acetabular prosthesis includes a ceramic acetabular shell liner component configured to be secured to an acetabular shell component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes a metal ring affixed to and encircling the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes an augment molded to and distally extending from the metal ring. The augment is shaped to modify a range of motion of a femoral prosthetic component when the femoral prosthetic component is fitted into the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Lewis Butler, Ian J. Flatters, Andrew W. Donn, Alena M. Brandewie
  • Ceramic acetabular shell liners with augments
    Patent number: 11291549
    Abstract: An acetabular prosthesis for use in a hip arthroplasty surgical procedure is disclosed. The acetabular prosthesis includes a ceramic acetabular shell liner component configured to be secured to an acetabular shell component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes a metal ring affixed to and encircling the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes an augment molded to and distally extending from the metal ring. The augment is shaped to modify a range of motion of a femoral prosthetic component when the femoral prosthetic component is fitted into the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Lewis Butler, Ian J. Flatters, Andrew W. Donn, Alena M. Brandewie
  • CERAMIC ACETABULAR SHELL LINERS WITH AUGMENTS
    Publication number: 20210177606
    Abstract: An acetabular prosthesis for use in a hip arthroplasty surgical procedure is disclosed. The acetabular prosthesis includes a ceramic acetabular shell liner component configured to be secured to an acetabular shell component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes a metal ring affixed to and encircling the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes an augment molded to and distally extending from the metal ring. The augment is shaped to modify a range of motion of a femoral prosthetic component when the femoral prosthetic component is fitted into the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Lewis Butler, Ian J. Flatters, Andrew W. Donn, Alena M. Brandewie