Patents by Inventor James Tumer

James Tumer 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for preparing an intercondylar area of a distal femur
    Patent number: 8758356
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for modifying an intercondylar notch of a patient's femur, including cutting bone from the intercondylar notch using a hole saw having a hollow cylinder and a circular cutting edge, where the hollow cylinder of the hole saw defines a central longitudinal axis which is oriented with reference to the patient's femur such that the circular cutting edge of the hole saw removes a portion of material from the intercondylar notch of the patient's femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fearon, Patrick Napolitano, James Tumer, John Kuczynski