Patents by Inventor Jacob R. Zimmerman

Jacob R. Zimmerman 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).

  • Surgical instrument with planetary gear system
    Patent number: 10357301
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for applying a rotational force to a structural element during a surgical procedure. The instrument may be designed for increasing an input force to produce an enlarged output force adequate for fracturing an excess section of the elongated element from a remainder of the structural element. The instrument may include an input mechanism that receives an external rotational input force, a planetary gear system that multiples the input force, and an output mechanism that attaches to and delivers the multiplied rotational output force to the excess section of the structural element. The output mechanism may also be configured to capture the separated excess section. The instrument may include a housing and a handle for grasping and manipulating during the surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Steele, Thomas V. McGahan, Jacob R. Zimmerman
  • Surgical instrument with plantary gear system
    Patent number: 8696511
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for applying a rotational force to a structural element during a surgical procedure. The instrument may be designed for increasing an input force to produce an enlarged output force adequate for fracturing an excess section of the elongated element from a remainder of the structural element. The instrument may include an input mechanism that receives an external rotational input force, a planetary gear system that multiples the input force, and an output mechanism that attaches to and delivers the multiplied rotational output force to the excess section of the structural element. The output mechanism may also be configured to capture the separated excess section. The instrument may include a housing and a handle for grasping and manipulating during the surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Steele, Thomas V. McGahan, Jacob R. Zimmerman
  • Surgical instrument with cycloidal gear system
    Patent number: 8591519
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for applying a rotational force to a structural element during a surgical procedure. The instrument may be designed for increasing an input force to produce an enlarged output force adequate for fracturing an excess section of the elongated element from a remainder of the structural element. The instrument may include an input mechanism that receives an external rotational input force, a cycloidal gear system that multiples the input force, and an output mechanism that attaches to and delivers the multiplied rotational output force to the excess section of the structural element. The output mechanism may also be configured to capture the separated excess section. The instrument may include a housing and a handle for grasping and manipulating during the surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Steele, Thomas V. McGahan, Jacob R. Zimmerman