Patents by Inventor Jeff Dickerson

Jeff Dickerson 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: 9730743
    Abstract: A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Vargas, Timothy A. Hoeman, Jorge Montoya, Louis Kwong, Ray Zubok, Keith A. Roby, Jeff Dickerson, Anthony Lusardi
  • Patent number: 9271841
    Abstract: A ball joint prosthesis can include a shell, having an outer articular surface of a first material and an open distal end, configured to receive a sealing receptacle. A volume of a second material, within the shell, can be more compressible than the first material. The ball joint prosthesis can have an effective compressibility that is intermediate between a compressibility of the first material and a compressibility of the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Dickerson, J. Craig Fryman, Donald L. Yakimicki
  • Patent number: 9216087
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral prosthesis for use during a revision procedure. The femoral prosthesis includes a body, a neck, a stem, and a sleeve. The sleeve facilitates reattachment of an osteotomized proximal femur, specifically the greater trochanter, following a revision femoral prosthesis surgery involving an extended trochanteric osteotomy. Additionally, the sleeve promotes ingrowth of the osteotomized proximal femur with the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff Dickerson
  • Publication number: 20150250508
    Abstract: A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph R. Vargas, Timothy A. Hoeman, Jorge Montoya, Louis Kwong, Ray Zubok, Keith A. Roby, Jeff Dickerson, Anthony Lusardi
  • Patent number: 9050150
    Abstract: A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Vargas, Timothy A. Hoeman, Jorge Montoya, Louis Kwong, Ray Zubok, Keith A. Roby, Jeff Dickerson, Anthony Lusardi
  • Publication number: 20140180424
    Abstract: A ball joint prosthesis can include a shell, having an outer articular surface of a first material and an open distal end, configured to receive a sealing receptacle. A volume of a second material, within the shell, can be more compressible than the first material. The ball joint prosthesis can have an effective compressibility that is intermediate between a compressibility of the first material and a compressibility of the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Dickerson, J. Craig Fryman, Donald L. Yakimicki
  • Publication number: 20140052192
    Abstract: A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Vargas, Timothy A. Hoeman, Jorge Montoya, Louis Kwong, Ray Zubok, Keith A. Roby, Jeff Dickerson, Anthony Lusardi
  • Publication number: 20140039637
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral prosthesis for use during a revision procedure. The femoral prosthesis includes a body, a neck, a stem, and a sleeve. The sleeve facilitates reattachment of an osteotomized proximal femur, specifically the greater trochanter, following a revision femoral prosthesis surgery involving an extended trochanteric osteotomy. Additionally, the sleeve promotes ingrowth of the osteotomized proximal femur with the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff Dickerson