Patents by Inventor Ian R. Vaughan

Ian R. Vaughan 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).

  • Publication number: 20140222155
    Abstract: In typical knee repair or replacement surgery, a femoral implant includes a pair of convex condylar surfaces that can slide within corresponding concave bearing indentations on a tibial bearing surface. The tibial bearing surface is disposed on a proximal side of a tibial platform. A stem can extend distally from the tibial platform, and can attach to a cut proximal end of the tibia. A tibial augment can attach to the distal side of the tibial platform, and can reduce or eliminate a lateral overhang of the tibial platform with respect to the cut proximal end of the tibia. The tibial augment may have a tapered periphery. The taper may extend inward in a distal direction. The taper may vary along the periphery of the tibial augment, so that at least a portion of a medial taper is different from at least a portion of a lateral taper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Dianne S. Metzger, Ian R. Vaughan, Calie B. Grey
  • Publication number: 20130013077
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral component having an anterior flange and a condyle opposite the anterior flange. The condyle can be augmented by a femoral posterior augment. The femoral posterior augment is securable to the condyle by a fastener which is actuated to a securement position by a rotatable driver which does not contact the anterior flange through rotation of the driver sufficient to actuate the fastener to secure the femoral augment to the condyle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Dianne S. Metzger, Dwight T. Todd, Ian R. Vaughan