Patents by Inventor James Crutcher, JR.

James Crutcher, 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).

  • Publication number: 20220323227
    Abstract: A joint replacement system that includes an acetabular cup implant that has an outer surface, a drill bit that has a cutting surface, and a guide separately formed from the acetabular cup implant. The guide has a body that defines first and second guide openings each adapted to receive the drill bit. The system also includes void filler prosthesis that has an implant facing surface and first and second portions connected to the implant facing surface. The first and second portions each have an outer surface that has a geometry corresponding to the cutting surface of the drill bit such that the first and second portions can be received in respective openings in a bone formed by the drill bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Elena Steffan, Peter Tulkis, Morgan Kollmeier, James Crutcher, JR.
  • Patent number: 11395741
    Abstract: A method of augmenting a bone defect in proximity to an acetabulum, comprising: implanting an acetabular cup implant into a bone; after implanting the acetabular cup implant, driving a drill bit into the bone so as to form a first void having a geometry corresponding to that of the drill bit; and inserting a void filler into the void formed by the drill bit such that a portion of the void filler is in a working relationship with the acetabular cup implant and another portion of the void filler is disposed within the void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Elena Steffan, Peter Tulkis, Morgan Kollmeier, James Crutcher, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200360145
    Abstract: A method of augmenting a bone defect in proximity to an acetabulum, comprising: implanting an acetabular cup implant into a bone; after implanting the acetabular cup implant, driving a drill bit into the bone so as to form a first void having a geometry corresponding to that of the drill bit; and inserting a void filler into the void formed by the drill bit such that a portion of the void filler is in a working relationship with the acetabular cup implant and another portion of the void filler is disposed within the void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Elena Steffan, Peter Tulkis, Morgan Kollmeier, James Crutcher, JR.