Patents by Inventor James A Rand

James A Rand 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).

  • Patent number: 5047058
    Abstract: A plurality of various shaped wedges, each wedge having an upper and lower face, each face including a plurality of spaced aligned protrusions adapted to engage a plurality of channels formed in the under surface of the tibial base, the protrusions registering with the channels to allow positioning of the wedge relative to the shape of the tibial component in various positions along the edge of the component, so that the plurality of wedges may be positioned to align themselves with the edge of the tibial component, and therefore in addition to providing a spacer between the bone and the undersurface of the component, to be secured within the same confined area as the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignees: Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc., Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research
    Inventors: Jeffrey G. Roberts, James A. Rand, Thomas Buford, III, Jennifer J. Lackey
  • Patent number: 4950298
    Abstract: A femoral component base having a pair of laterally spaced apart condylar portions, each of which has an external surface that is smoothly convexly curved anterior-posteriorly to match generally the distal profile of the anatomical femoral condyle and smoothly convexly curved laterally throughout its antero-posterior extent. The external convexly curved surfaces engage the tibial component having a platform portion laterally with spaced apart concavities, each of which would receive one of the condylar portions of the femoral component to allow antero-posterior rotation between the components during use of the joint. The femoral component includes a modular member having adjustable plates for adjusting the position of the femoral component in response to the bone condition discovered during surgery. The tibial, femoral and modular components further include a triangular, ramp post and corresponding confined recess to limit flexion and undesirable lateral movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Inventors: Ramon B. Gustilo, James A. Rand, Jeffrey G. Roberts, Jennifer J. Lackey