Patents by Inventor John E. Barker

John E. Barker 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).

  • Instrumentation for repair of meniscus tissue
    Patent number: 8795284
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward an instrumentation kit used to replace a damaged human knee joint meniscus with an allograft meniscus implant. The kit includes a workstation having a base and upright end sections with a clamping assembly is mounted on the end sections and a movable cutting guide mounted to a side wall of each end section. The tibia is then drilled with a drill to a desired depth and length and a groove is formed in the tibia with an osteotome so that the width is the same as the width of the bone base of the meniscus implant which has been trimmed in the workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
    Inventors: Helio M. Ribeiro, Joed Canales, Cesar Chavista, Gregory C. Fanelli, John E. Barker
  • Instrumentation and method for repair of meniscus tissue
    Patent number: 8152846
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a method and instrumentation to replace a damaged human knee joint meniscus with an allograft meniscus. The implant has its bone base cut to a desired width in a workstation. The finished base is measured in the sizing groove of the sizing block for width and length. The tibia is then drilled with drill to the appropriate depth and length and groove is formed in the tibia with a tissue chisel so that the width is the same as the width of the bone base. The bone base is press fit into the tibia groove and may be secured with a bone screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
    Inventors: Anton J. Steiner, James Shock, John E. Barker, Gregory C. Fanelli
  • Instrumentation and method for repair of meniscus tissue
    Publication number: 20090234452
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a method and instrumentation to replace a damaged human knee joint meniscus with an allograft meniscus. The implant has its bone base cut to a desired width in a workstation. The finished base is measured in the sizing groove of the sizing block for width and length. The tibia is then drilled with drill to the appropriate depth and length and groove is formed in the tibia with a tissue chisel so that the width is the same as the width of the bone base. The bone base is press fit into the tibia groove and may be secured with a bone screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Anton J. Steiner, James Shock, John E. Barker, Gregory C. Fanelli