Patents by Inventor Jaime D. Winchester

Jaime D. Winchester 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).

  • Quick-connect drill guide
    Patent number: 9198677
    Abstract: A drill guide for use with a bone plate is provided in accordance with various aspects of the present teachings. The drill guide can include a body and a quick-connect coupling arrangement. The body can have a proximal end, a distal end and can define a guide passage therebetween. The distal end can have a bone plate engaging portion. The quick-connect coupling arrangement can be associated with the bone plate engaging portion, and can include first and second lobes projecting radially outward from an outer surface of the bone plate engaging portion. The bone plate engaging portion and the first and second lobes can be operable to be slidably received in a bone screw hole in the bone plate so as to removably couple the drill guide to the bone plate in a predetermined orientation relative to the bone screw hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Fritzinger, Jaime D. Winchester
  • QUICK-CONNECT DRILL GUIDE
    Publication number: 20130123856
    Abstract: A drill guide for use with a bone plate is provided in accordance with various aspects of the present teachings. The drill guide can include a body and a quick-connect coupling arrangement. The body can have a proximal end, a distal end and can define a guide passage therebetween. The distal end can have a bone plate engaging portion. The quick-connect coupling arrangement can be associated with the bone plate engaging portion, and can include first and second lobes projecting radially outward from an outer surface of the bone plate engaging portion. The bone plate engaging portion and the first and second lobes can be operable to be slidably received in a bone screw hole in the bone plate so as to removably couple the drill guide to the bone plate in a predetermined orientation relative to the bone screw hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.
    Inventors: Daniel Fritzinger, Jaime D. Winchester