Patents by Inventor Jim McKale

Jim McKale 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: 7641660
    Abstract: A system for cutting a bone at a desired location may include an image guided drill cylinder configured to receive either a drill bit to create a bore at a target location on the bone or a pin for insertion into the target location, and a cutting block having a plurality of adjustable guides, each defining a cutting path to guide a cutting instrument, a mounting location configured to attach to the bone at the target location, and a plurality of adjustors for adjusting the position of the guides relative to the target location. The system may further include a tracking instrument for providing image guidance of the adjustments to the positions of the guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Cameron Lakin, Garrett Sheffer, Jim McKale
  • Publication number: 20070073306
    Abstract: A bone cutting apparatus configured to guide a surgical instrument during a bone cutting procedure is provided. The apparatus is attachable to a bone and comprises a cutting guide having a resection slot and a fine adjustment block coupled thereto. The fine adjustment block has a first adjustment dial configured to change the position of the resection slot relative to a resection plane. The system may further include a tracking element that is detectable and trackable by a surgical navigation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ryan Lakin, Garrett Sheffer, Jim McKale, Ryan Schoenefeld
  • Publication number: 20050203531
    Abstract: A system for cutting a bone at a desired location may include an image guided drill cylinder configured to receive either a drill bit to create a bore at a target location on the bone or a pin for insertion into the target location, and a cutting block having a plurality of adjustable guides, each defining a cutting path to guide a cutting instrument, a mounting location configured to attach to the bone at the target location, and a plurality of adjustors for adjusting the position of the guides relative to the target location. The system may further include a tracking instrument for providing image guidance of the adjustments to the positions of the guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Ryan Lakin, Garrett Sheffer, Jim McKale