Patents by Inventor James Brownhill
James Brownhill 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).
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Publication number: 20240108433Abstract: Devices and methods for improved access to a surgical site are the basis of the present disclosure. The improved access can be provided by way of a displacement wrap that can be used to engage tissue that impedes access to the surgical site. The displacement wrap, which can be a textile, can be wrapped around the tissue and subsequently manipulated to move the wrap, and thus the tissue, out of the way to improve access. The displacement wrap includes locking features formed in it that allow for selective tensioning of the tissue being engaged and moved. The locking features can engage another portion of the wrap and/or can be engaged by another component associated with the wrap, such as a locking suture. Methods of using the wrap in various surgical procedures that would benefit from moving tissue to improve surgical site access are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Stephen J. Orphanos, Vivian Liang, James Brownhill, Mollie Waters, Michael Fortin
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Publication number: 20220362025Abstract: The present disclosure provides for prosthetic implants to be used in various surgical repairs, including for procedures like total shoulder arthroplasties and reverse total shoulder arthroplasties. The implants include two main parts—a frame and a prosthetic component. The frame includes an aperture that is configured to receive the prosthetic component, allowing the prosthetic component to make direct contact with bone at the surgical site. Various configurations are provided that allow the prosthetic component to be coupled to or otherwise engage with the frame, and at least some of the configurations are such that the reverse procedures can be done without having to fully re-tool and/or modify the bone. A variety of procedures resulting from the improved implants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Benjamin Cleveland, Mollie Rosen, James Brownhill
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Patent number: 11490930Abstract: A system and method for internal pelvic fixation. Guide wires can be inserted through guides and opposing sides of a pelvic bone, and can indicate a depth for driving bone screws into the pelvic bone. Offset rod tools positioned about each guide can assist in determining an offset distance between an implant rod and the pelvic bone. A template rod may be coupled to the offset rod tools and used to select a length for the implant rod. Clamps can be coupled to the bone screws, the clamps having multiple axes of rotation, the angular positions of the clamps being secured by the tightening of a single nut of each clamp. Joysticks used to tighten the nuts can be coupled to a reduction holder mechanism that can decrease at least an axial distance between the clamps, and thus pelvic bones, before locking of the clamps via tightening of the nuts.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Nick Ritchey, Joe Ferguson, James Brownhill
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Patent number: 11458019Abstract: The present disclosure provides for prosthetic implants to be used in various surgical repairs, including for procedures like total shoulder arthroplasties and reverse total shoulder arthroplasties. The implants include two main parts—a frame and a prosthetic component. The frame includes an aperture that is configured to receive the prosthetic component, allowing the prosthetic component to make direct contact with bone at the surgical site. Various configurations are provided that allow the prosthetic component to be coupled to or otherwise engage with the frame, and at least some of the configurations are such that the reverse procedures can be done without having to fully re-tool and/or modify the bone. A variety of procedures resulting from the improved implants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited CompanyInventors: Benjamin Cleveland, Mollie Rosen, James Brownhill
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Patent number: 10952861Abstract: A radial head prosthesis for implantation in a distal radius. The implant includes a head portion and a stem portion. The stem portion has a cylindrical shaft and tapered tip. The head portion includes a recess for engagement with the stem portion. The head portion includes a first bearing surface for articulation with a humerus, and a second bearing surface for articulation with an ulna. The second bearing surface includes at least one concave and one convex portion immediately adjacent one another.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventor: James Brownhill
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Publication number: 20200405491Abstract: The present disclosure provides for prosthetic implants to be used in various surgical repairs, including for procedures like total shoulder arthroplasties and reverse total shoulder arthroplasties. The implants include two main parts—a frame and a prosthetic component. The frame includes an aperture that is configured to receive the prosthetic component, allowing the prosthetic component to make direct contact with bone at the surgical site. Various configurations are provided that allow the prosthetic component to be coupled to or otherwise engage with the frame, and at least some of the configurations are such that the reverse procedures can be done without having to fully re-tool and/or modify the bone. A variety of procedures resulting from the improved implants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Benjamin Cleveland, Mollie Rosen, James Brownhill
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Publication number: 20200146720Abstract: A system and method for internal pelvic fixation. Guide wires can be inserted through guides and opposing sides of a pelvic bone, and can indicate a depth for driving bone screws into the pelvic bone. Offset rod tools positioned about each guide can assist in determining an offset distance between an implant rod and the pelvic bone. A template rod may be coupled to the offset rod tools and used to select a length for the implant rod. Clamps can be coupled to the bone screws, the clamps having multiple axes of rotation, the angular positions of the clamps being secured by the tightening of a single nut of each clamp. Joysticks used to tighten the nuts can be coupled to a reduction holder mechanism that can decrease at least an axial distance between the clamps, and thus pelvic bones, before locking of the clamps via tightening of the nuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Nick Ritchey, Joe Ferguson, James Brownhill
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Patent number: 10575874Abstract: A system and method for internal pelvic fixation. Guide wires can be inserted through guides and opposing sides of a pelvic bone, and can indicate a depth for driving bone screws into the pelvic bone. Offset rod tools positioned about each guide can assist in determining an offset distance between an implant rod and the pelvic bone. A template rod may be coupled to the offset rod tools and used to select a length for the implant rod. Clamps can be coupled to the bone screws, the clamps having multiple axes of rotation, the angular positions of the clamps being secured by the tightening of a single nut of each clamp. Joysticks used to tighten the nuts can be coupled to a reduction holder mechanism that can decrease at least an axial distance between the clamps, and thus pelvic bones, before locking of the clamps via tightening of the nuts.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Nick Ritchey, Joe Ferguson, James Brownhill
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Patent number: 10357372Abstract: A radial head trial device for replacement of a proximal radial head includes a stem component having a center longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a head component axially and removably attachable to the stem component, wherein the head component is interchangeable with a selection of other head components each axially and removably attachable to the stem component, an anti-rotation feature, and a recess, wherein the anti-rotation feature is structured to be received in the recess to prohibit rotation of the head component relative to the stem component.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventors: James Brownhill, Andrew Rynearson
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Patent number: 10245090Abstract: Fusion devices include blade anchors. The blade anchors may slidingly penetrate a bone or bone fragment, and may induce compression of one bone to another or one fragment to another. The fusion devices may also include a body to which the blade anchors connect.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Engage Medical Holdings, LLCInventors: M. Chad Hollis, James Brownhill
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Publication number: 20180177531Abstract: A system and method for internal pelvic fixation. Guide wires can be inserted through guides and opposing sides of a pelvic bone, and can indicate a depth for driving bone screws into the pelvic bone. Offset rod tools positioned about each guide can assist in determining an offset distance between an implant rod and the pelvic bone. A template rod may be coupled to the offset rod tools and used to select a length for the implant rod. Clamps can be coupled to the bone screws, the clamps having multiple axes of rotation, the angular positions of the clamps being secured by the tightening of a single nut of each clamp. Joysticks used to tighten the nuts can be coupled to a reduction holder mechanism that can decrease at least an axial distance between the clamps, and thus pelvic bones, before locking of the clamps via tightening of the nuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Nick Ritchey, Joe Ferguson, James Brownhill
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Publication number: 20180133017Abstract: A radial head prosthesis for implantation in a distal radius. The implant includes a head portion and a stem portion. The stem portion has a cylindrical shaft and tapered tip. The head portion includes a recess for engagement with the stem portion. The head portion includes a first bearing surface for articulation with a humerus, and a second bearing surface for articulation with an ulna. The second bearing surface includes at least one concave and one convex portion immediately adjacent one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventor: James Brownhill
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Patent number: 9901452Abstract: A radial head prosthesis for implantation in a distal radius. The implant includes a head portion and a stem portion. The stem portion has a cylindrical shaft and tapered tip. The head portion includes a recess for engagement with the stem portion. The head portion includes a first bearing surface for articulation with a humerus, and a second bearing surface for articulation with an ulna. The second bearing surface includes at least one concave and one convex portion immediately adjacent one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignees: IMDS Corporation, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventor: James Brownhill
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Publication number: 20160157906Abstract: Fusion devices include blade anchors. The blade anchors may slidingly penetrate a bone or bone fragment, and may induce compression of one bone to another or one fragment to another. The fusion devices may also include a body to which the blade anchors connect.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: M. Chad Hollis, James Brownhill
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Publication number: 20160051365Abstract: A radial head trial device for replacement of a proximal radial head includes a stem component having a center longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a head component axially and removably attachable to the stem component, wherein the head component is interchangeable with a selection of other head components each axially and removably attachable to the stem component, an anti-rotation feature, and a recess, wherein the anti-rotation feature is structured to be received in the recess to prohibit rotation of the head component relative to the stem component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: James Brownhill, Andrew Rynearson
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Publication number: 20140277524Abstract: A radial head prosthesis for implantation in a distal radius. The implant includes a head portion and a stem portion. The stem portion has a cylindrical shaft and tapered tip. The head portion includes a recess for engagement with the stem portion. The head portion includes a first bearing surface for articulation with a humerus, and a second bearing surface for articulation with an ulna. The second bearing surface includes at least one concave and one convex portion immediately adjacent one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventor: James Brownhill
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Publication number: 20140012388Abstract: Radial head prostheses and trialing devices. A radial head prosthesis includes a head component and a stem component, and may include an intermediate component. The head component may be offset from the stem component. The head component includes a bearing surface having an axis of rotation, which may be radially and/or angularly offset from the central longitudinal axis of the stem component. A radial head trialing device may include cutting edges for resection of a distal radius. Another trialing device may allow for adjusting the radial offset and/or angular position of a trial head component from a trial stem component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicants: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, IMDS CorporationInventors: James Brownhill, Andrew Rynearson, Andrew Palmer, Michael Chad Hollis
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Publication number: 20130123863Abstract: Fusion devices include blade anchors. The blade anchors may slidingly penetrate a bone or bone fragment, and may induce compression of one bone to another or one fragment to another. The fusion devices may also include a body to which the blade anchors connect.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: IMDS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Chad Hollis, James Brownhill