Patents by Inventor Ian P. Kay

Ian P. Kay 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).

  • Smart drill, jig, and method of orthopedic surgery
    Patent number: 11064904
    Abstract: The present invention provides a MEMS sensor guidance system mounted on a surgical instrument and uses the MEMS sensor to determine Inertial Measurement Units to track rotation and acceleration in all three spatial directions. Further the invention provides a method of surgery in which a reference axis, a loci, and a depth are defined and the instrument including the sensor cluster of the invention is placed in relation to the y-axis and x-axis and following the working end is aligned and the orientation and depth data display is observed to aid in maintaining the desired instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: EXTREMITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: David B. Kay, Ian P. Kay, Dustin Ducharme
  • SMART DRILL, JIG, AND METHOD OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
    Publication number: 20170245781
    Abstract: The present invention provides a MEMS sensor guidance system mounted on a surgical instrument and uses the MEMS sensor to determine Inertial Measurement Units to track rotation and acceleration in all three spatial directions. Further the invention provides a method of surgery in which a reference axis, a loci, and a depth are defined and the instrument including the sensor cluster of the invention is placed in relation to the y-axis and x-axis and following the working end is aligned and the orientation and depth data display is observed to aid in maintaining the desired instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: David B. Kay, Ian P. Kay, Dustin Ducharme