Patents by Inventor Ilustre I. Guloy, JR.

Ilustre I. Guloy, JR. 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).

  • Total knee arthroplasty methods, systems, and instruments
    Patent number: 9707086
    Abstract: A method of performing a total knee arthroplasty including the steps of inserting a first pin into the distal femur and through the knee center, locating the femoral mechanical axis, inserting at least one additional pin into the distal femur, locating the tibial mechanical axis, sizing the femur and applying a femoral cutting block having at least one cutting guide to an end of the femur, positioning a tibial cutting block having a least one cutting guide in a cutting position relative to the tibia, aligning the femoral cutting block relative to the tibial cutting block, aligning the femur relative to the tibia, cutting the femur using the at least one femoral cutting guide, cutting the tibia using the at least one tibial cutting guide, removing the femoral and tibial cutting blocks, and positioning permanent femoral and tibial components on the cut portions of the femur and tibia, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Orthopaedic International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilustre I. Guloy, Jr., Ramon B. Gustilo, Jesus L. Muñoz, Paul Cesar N. San Pedro, Jude L. Sasing
  • TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20140228851
    Abstract: A method of performing a total knee arthroplasty including the steps of inserting a first pin into the distal femur and through the knee center, locating the femoral mechanical axis, inserting at least one additional pin into the distal femur, locating the tibial mechanical axis, sizing the femur and applying a femoral cutting block having at least one cutting guide to an end of the femur, positioning a tibial cutting block having a least one cutting guide in a cutting position relative to the tibia, aligning the femoral cutting block relative to the tibial cutting block, aligning the femur relative to the tibia, cutting the femur using the at least one femoral cutting guide, cutting the tibia using the at least one tibial cutting guide, removing the femoral and tibial cutting blocks, and positioning permanent femoral and tibial components on the cut portions of the femur and tibia, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Ilustre I. Guloy, JR., Ramon B. Gustilo, Jesus L. Muñoz, Cesar Paul N. San Pedro, Jude L. Sasing