Patents by Inventor John Clausen

John Clausen 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: 11173045
    Abstract: A trial medical instrument for aligning an acetabular component, comprising: a first portion configured to fit within a patient's acetabulum; and a second portion extending from the first portion; wherein the second portion extends from the first portion in a direction that mimics a shape formed by a femoral implant component coupled with an acetabular implant component when a femur to which the femoral implant component is coupled is in a position relative to an acetabulum to which the acetabular implant component is coupled that is near an extent of a typical range of motion of the femur. As used herein, the phrase “extent of a typical range of motion” describes typical angular displacements of a femur as usually limited by patient anatomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Kelman, John Clausen, M. Scott Elliott, David L. Evans, Kevin W. Belew, David W. Rister, Phillip E. Frederick, Russell Walter
  • Publication number: 20200008957
    Abstract: A trial medical instrument for aligning an acetabular component, comprising: a first portion configured to fit within a patient's acetabulum; and a second portion extending from the first portion; wherein the second portion extends from the first portion in a direction that mimics a shape formed by a femoral implant component coupled with an acetabular implant component when a femur to which the femoral implant component is coupled is in a position relative to an acetabulum to which the acetabular implant component is coupled that is near an extent of a typical range of motion of the femur. As used herein, the phrase “extent of a typical range of motion” describes typical angular displacements of a femur as usually limited by patient anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: David C. Kelman, John Clausen, M. Scott Elliot, David L. Evans, Kevin W. Belew, David W. Rister, Phillip E. Fredrick, Russell Walter
  • Patent number: 10463506
    Abstract: A trial medical instrument for aligning an acetabular component, comprising: a first portion configured to fit within a patient's acetabulum; and a second portion extending from the first portion; wherein the second portion extends from the first portion in a direction that mimics a shape formed by a femoral implant component coupled with an acetabular implant component when a femur to which the femoral implant component is coupled is in a position relative to an acetabulum to which the acetabular implant component is coupled that is near an extent of a typical range of motion of the femur. As used herein, the phrase “extent of a typical range of motion” describes typical angular displacements of a femur as usually limited by patient anatomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Kelman, John Clausen, M. Scott Elliott, David L. Evans, Kevin W. Belew, David W. Rister, Phillip E. Frederick, Russell Walter
  • Publication number: 20190070019
    Abstract: An orthopedic angular measuring device including an elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis and configured for attachment to a bone engaging member, at least one marker associated with the shaft which is intraoperatively visible to determine the position or orientation of the bone engaging member relative to an image as the device is displaced relative to an angle or orientation. In one embodiment, the angular measure device is configured to attach to an acetabular cup for insertion of the cup into a patient's hip or acetabulum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Phillip Frederick, Rachel Goss, John Clausen, Russell Walter, Kevin Belew
  • Publication number: 20160081819
    Abstract: A trial medical instrument for aligning an acetabular component, comprising: a first portion configured to fit within a patient's acetabulum; and a second portion extending from the first portion; wherein the second portion extends from the first portion in a direction that mimics a shape formed by a femoral implant component coupled with an acetabular implant component when a femur to which the femoral implant component is coupled is in a position relative to an acetabulum to which the acetabular implant component is coupled that is near an extent of a typical range of motion of the femur. As used herein, the phrase “extent of a typical range of motion” describes typical angular displacements of a femur as usually limited by patient anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Kelman, John Clausen, M. Scott Elliott, David L. Evans, Kevin W. Belew, David W. Rister, Phillip E. Frederick, Russell Walter