Patents by Inventor John P. Bernero
John P. Bernero 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).
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Patent number: 11950789Abstract: A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is rotating mounted in the void space. A shaving tube, also able to rotate, is coaxially disposed about the cutter. The cutter and shaving tube have complementary edges. A drive assembly rotates the cutter and shaving tube at different speeds, at different times or in different directions relative to the cutter. As a result of the rotation of the cutter and shaving tube soft tissue adhering to the bone stock is cut away from the bone stock by the relative rotating of the cutting edges of the cutter and shaving tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Robert E. Lynch, Eric K. Diehl, John Coleman Horton, IV, Cyril A. Keilers, John P. Bernero
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Patent number: 11452621Abstract: A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head with a cleaning element and a mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the cleaning element and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the cleaning element to remove soft tissue from the bone so as to clean the bone. The mill element is placed on the base unit and the cleaned bone placed in the mill head. The actuation of the base unit motor results in the actuations of the mill element. The actuation of the mill element converts the cleaned bone into bone chips.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Dennis Stratton, Eric K. Diehl, John P. Bernero, Chris Chamberlin, Vincent Lam, Austin Orand, David J. Veldkamp, Eric M. Heffernan, David S. Goldenberg
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Publication number: 20210022751Abstract: A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is rotating mounted in the void space. A shaving tube, also able to rotate, is coaxially disposed about the cutter. The cutter and shaving tube have complementary edges. A drive assembly rotates the cutter and shaving tube at different speeds, at different times or in different directions relative to the cutter. As a result of the rotation of the cutter and shaving tube soft tissue adhering to the bone stock is cut away from the bone stock by the relative rotating of the cutting edges of the cutter and shaving tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Robert E. Lynch, Eric K. Diehl, John Coleman Horton, IV, Cyril A. Keilers, John P. Bernero
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Patent number: 10828048Abstract: A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is rotating mounted in the void space. A shaving tube, also able to rotate, is coaxially disposed about the cutter. The cutter and shaving tube have complementary edges. A drive assembly rotates the cutter and shaving tube at different speeds, at different times or in different directions relative to the cutter. As a result of the rotation of the cutter and shaving tube soft tissue adhering to the bone stock is cut away from the bone stock by the relative rotating of the cutting edges of the cutter and shaving tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Robert E. Lynch, Eric K. Diehl, John Coleman Horton, IV, Cyril A. Keilers, John P. Bernero
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Publication number: 20200163779Abstract: A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head with a cleaning element and a mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the cleaning element and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the cleaning element to remove soft tissue from the bone so as to clean the bone. The mill element is placed on the base unit and the cleaned bone placed in the mill head. The actuation of the base unit motor results in the actuations of the mill element. The actuation of the mill element converts the cleaned bone into bone chips.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Dennis Stratton, Eric K. Diehl, John P. Bernero, Chris Chamberlin, Vincent Lam, Austin Orand, David J. Veldkamp, Eric M. Heffernan, David S. Goldenberg
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Patent number: 10588757Abstract: A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head with a cleaning element and a mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the cleaning element and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the cleaning element to remove soft tissue from the bone so as to clean the bone. The mill element is placed on the base unit and the cleaned bone placed in the mill head. The actuation of the base unit motor results in the actuations of the mill element. The actuation of the mill element converts the cleaned bone into bone chips.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Dennis Stratton, Eric K. Diehl, John P. Bernero, Chris Chamberlin, Vincent Lam, Austin Orand, David J. Veldkamp, Eric M. Heffernan, David S. Goldenberg
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Publication number: 20180303494Abstract: A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is rotating mounted in the void space. A shaving tube, also able to rotate, is coaxially disposed about the cutter. The cutter and shaving tube have complementary edges. A drive assembly rotates the cutter and shaving tube at different speeds, at different times or in different directions relative to the cutter. As a result of the rotation of the cutter and shaving tube soft tissue adhering to the bone stock is cut away from the bone stock by the relative rotating of the cutting edges of the cutter and shaving tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Robert E. Lynch, Eric K. Diehl, John Coleman Horton, IV, Cyril A. Keilers, John P. Bernero
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Patent number: 10045863Abstract: A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head with a cleaning element and a mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the cleaning element and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the cleaning element to remove soft tissue from the bone so as to clean the bone. The mill element is placed on the base unit and the cleaned bone placed in the mill head. The actuation of the base unit motor results in the actuations of the mill element. The actuation of the mill element converts the cleaned bone into bone chips.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Dennis Stratton, Eric K. Diehl, John P. Bernero, Chris Chamberlin, Vincent Lam, Austin Orand, David J. Veldkamp, Eric M. Heffernan, David S. Goldenberg
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Patent number: 10034673Abstract: A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is rotating mounted in the void space. A shaving tube, also able to rotate, is coaxially disposed about the cutter. The cutter and shaving tube have complementary edges. A drive assembly rotates the cutter and shaving tube at different speeds, at different times or in different directions relative to the cutter. As a result of the rotation of the cutter and shaving tube soft tissue adhering to the bone stock is cut away from the bone stock by the relative rotating of the cutting edges of the cutter and shaving tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Robert E. Lynch, Eric K. Diehl, John Coleman Horton, IV, Cyril A. Keilers, John P. Bernero
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Publication number: 20180193170Abstract: A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head with a cleaning element and a mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the cleaning element and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the cleaning element to remove soft tissue from the bone so as to clean the bone. The mill element is placed on the base unit and the cleaned bone placed in the mill head. The actuation of the base unit motor results in the actuations of the mill element. The actuation of the mill element converts the cleaned bone into bone chips.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Dennis Stratton, Eric K. Diehl, John P. Bernero, Chris Chamberlin, Vincent Lam, Austin Orand, David J. Veldkamp, Eric M. Heffernan, David S. Goldenberg
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Patent number: 9687361Abstract: A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is located within the void space. A shaving tube is coaxially disposed about the cutter to move at different speeds and/or directions relative to the cutter. When actuated, the cutter rotates to clean the bone stock by cutting soft tissue from the bone stock. A tumble plate reorients the bone stock, while an arm moves across the tumble plate from a disengaged position to an engaged position to press the bone stock into the cutter through a window in the shaving tube. A drive assembly actuates the cutter, shaving tube, arm and tumble plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Eric K. Diehl, Robert E. Lynch, John Coleman Horton, IV, Cyril A. Keilers, John P. Bernero
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Publication number: 20160278942Abstract: A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head with a cleaning element and a mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the cleaning element and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the cleaning element to remove soft tissue from the bone so as to clean the bone. The mill element is placed on the base unit and the cleaned bone placed in the mill head. The actuation of the base unit motor results in the actuations of the mill element. The actuation of the mill element converts the cleaned bone into bone chips.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Dennis Stratton, Eric K. Diehl, John P. Bernero, Chris Chamberlin, Vincent Lam, Austin Orand, David J. Veldkamp, Eric M. Heffernan, David S. Goldenberg
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Publication number: 20140303623Abstract: A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is located within the void space. A shaving tube is coaxially disposed about the cutter to move at different speeds and/or directions relative to the cutter. When actuated, the cutter rotates to clean the bone stock by cutting soft tissue from the bone stock. A tumble plate reorients the bone stock, while an arm moves across the tumble plate from a disengaged position to an engaged position to press the bone stock into the cutter through a window in the shaving tube. A drive assembly actuates the cutter, shaving tube, arm and tumble plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Eric K. Diehl, Robert E. Lynch, John Horton Coleman, IV, Cyril A. Keilers, John P. Bernero
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Publication number: 20130073043Abstract: A spinal implant prosthesis includes a pair of end plates for affixation to adjacent vertebral bone structures and respectively defining inter-engaged convex and concave articulatory surfaces of elliptical profile. These elliptical articulatory surfaces are elongated in an anterior-posterior direction, and are comparatively shorter in a medial-lateral direction. With this configuration, in response to angular displacement and/or axial rotation, the elliptical surfaces displace in a manner increasing the distance between the adjacent vertebral bone structures, thereby tensioning the prosthesis and producing counteracting forces which urge the components back toward a substantially centered or neutral position. In addition, in the preferred form, the anterior-posterior length of the concave articulatory surface in incrementally greater than the anterior-posterior length of the convex articulatory surface to accommodate a limited range of anterior-posterior translation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Amedica CorporationInventor: John P. Bernero
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Patent number: 8252058Abstract: A spinal implant prosthesis includes a pair of end plates for affixation to adjacent vertebral bone structures and respectively defining inter-engaged convex and concave articulatory surfaces of elliptical profile. These elliptical articulatory surfaces are elongated in an anterior-posterior direction, and are comparatively shorter in a medial-lateral direction. With this configuration, in response to angular displacement and/or axial rotation, the elliptical surfaces displace in a manner increasing the distance between the adjacent vertebral bone structures, thereby tensioning the prosthesis and producing counteracting forces which urge the components back toward a substantially centered or neutral position. In addition, in the preferred form, the anterior-posterior length of the concave articulatory surface in incrementally greater than the anterior-posterior length of the convex articulatory surface to accommodate a limited range of anterior-posterior translation.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Amedica CorporationInventor: John P. Bernero
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Patent number: 7776085Abstract: An improved knee prosthesis includes a ceramic tibial component for articulation with natural or prosthetic (re-surfaced) femoral surfaces. The ceramic tibial component is provided in the form of a ceramic monoblock adapted for fixation relative to the patient's tibial bone, or alternately in the form of a ceramic bearing insert component carried by a tibial baseplate member which is adapted in turn for fixation relative to tibial bone. In either form, the ceramic tibial component includes at least one upwardly concave articulation surface for movable bearing engagement by a generally convex or condylar shaped femoral articulation surface. The ceramic tibial component provides improved wear characteristics with extended service life.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Amedica CorporationInventors: John P. Bernero, Ashok C. Khandkar, Ramaswamy Lakshminarayanan, Aaron A. Hofmann