Patents by Inventor Jeff Beale

Jeff Beale 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: 11219478
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
  • Publication number: 20200078069
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: JEFF BEALE, HAROLD TAYLOR, JEFFREY CHAPIN, TIMOTHY PROULX, JARED ALDEN JUDSON
  • Patent number: 10478235
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotatably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
  • Patent number: 9662160
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Warsaw Othropedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
  • Publication number: 20170112550
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: JEFF BEALE, HAROLD TAYLOR, JEFFREY CHAPIN, TIMOTHY PROULX, JARED ALDEN JUDSON
  • Patent number: 9078671
    Abstract: A tool for use during surgery includes a housing including a distal end and a proximal end, a motor disposed within the housing, and an output shaft having a proximal end connected to the motor and a distal end extending from the distal end of the housing. The tool further includes a battery pack contained within the housing, and a passage extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the housing through the output shaft and the battery pack, wherein the passage is defined by an interior surface of the output shaft and a channel through the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Oivind Brockmeier, Jared Alden Judson, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Ari Tao Adler, Jason Robinson
  • Patent number: 9017333
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotatably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
  • Patent number: 8968420
    Abstract: A surgical tool includes a drive assembly including a head assembly and a cutting assembly coupled to the drive assembly. The cutting assembly includes a first blade having a first cutting surface and a first contact surface. The cutting assembly also includes a second blade pivotally coupled to the first blade. The second blade has a second cutting surface and a second contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces define a constant travel ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Jared Alden Judson
  • Publication number: 20130253525
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: JEFF BEALE, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
  • Publication number: 20090261536
    Abstract: A quick-connect adapter, configured to receive an end of a medical tool, is disclosed and can include a base. A support sleeve can extend from the base having an internal cavity with a first portion defined by a first internal circumferential surface parallel to a major axis of the quick-connect adapter and a second portion defined by a second internal circumferential surface non-parallel to the major axis and generally adjacent to the first portion. A medical tool engagement sleeve can be slidingly disposed within the support sleeve and have a receiving channel and an opening through the engagement sleeve into the receiving channel. The quick-connect adapter can be movable between an engaged configuration, in which the lateral opening is substantially aligned with the second portion of the support sleeve, and an unlocked configuration, in which the lateral opening is substantially aligned with the first portion of the support sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, James Cline, Harold Taylor
  • Publication number: 20090264940
    Abstract: A tool for use during surgery includes a housing including a distal end and a proximal end, a motor disposed within the housing, and an output shaft having a proximal end connected to the motor and a distal end extending from the distal end of the housing. The tool further includes a battery pack contained within the housing, and a passage extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the housing through the output shaft and the battery pack, wherein the passage is defined by an interior surface of the output shaft and a channel through the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Oivind Brockmeier, Jared Alden Judson, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Ari Tao Adler, Jason Robinson
  • Publication number: 20090264887
    Abstract: A surgical tool includes a drive assembly including a head assembly and a cutting assembly coupled to the drive assembly. The cutting assembly includes a first blade having a first cutting surface and a first contact surface. The cutting assembly also includes a second blade pivotally coupled to the first blade. The second blade has a second cutting surface and a second contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Jared Alden Judson
  • Publication number: 20090264893
    Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson