Patents by Inventor Jon M. Staples

Jon M. Staples 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).

  • Cranial flap fixation system and method
    Patent number: 8771322
    Abstract: A cranial flap fixation system and method are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a rod having first and second ends, and an intermediate portion. The rod has a threaded portion between the first end and the intermediate portion. The system also includes an inferior disk coupled with the rod, proximate the first end of the rod, and a superior disk with an orifice through a central region of the superior disk. The orifice is sized to allow the superior disk to engage the threaded portion and movably couple the superior disk to the rod. The system further includes an installation tool having a central cavity. The installation tool is configured to engage the superior disk and the threaded portion, such that rotation of the installation tool in a first direction directs the superior disk toward the inferior disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: OsteoMed LLC
    Inventors: Shaher A. Ahmad, Lisa Regina Thornhill, Jon M. Staples
  • Cranial Flap Fixation System and Method
    Publication number: 20090093812
    Abstract: A cranial flap fixation system and method are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a rod having first and second ends, and an intermediate portion. The rod has a threaded portion between the first end and the intermediate portion. The system also includes an inferior disk coupled with the rod, proximate the first end of the rod, and a superior disk with an orifice through a central region of the superior disk. The orifice is sized to allow the superior disk to engage the threaded portion and movably couple the superior disk to the rod. The system further includes an installation tool having a central cavity. The installation tool is configured to engage the superior disk and the threaded portion, such that rotation of the installation tool in a first direction directs the superior disk toward the inferior disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: OsteoMed L.P.
    Inventors: Shaher A. Ahmad, Lisa Regina Thornhill, Jon M. Staples
  • Cranial flap fixation system and method
    Patent number: 7476241
    Abstract: A cranial flap fixation system and method are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a rod having first and second ends, and an intermediate portion. The rod has a threaded portion between the first end and the intermediate portion. The system also includes an inferior disk coupled with the rod, proximate the first end of the rod, and a superior disk with an orifice through a central region of the superior disk. The orifice is sized to allow the superior disk to engage the threaded portion and movably couple the superior disk to the rod. The system further includes an installation tool having a central cavity. The installation tool is configured to engage the superior disk and the threaded portion, such that rotation of the installation tool in a first direction directs the superior disk toward the inferior disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: OsteoMed L.P.
    Inventors: Shaher A. Ahmad, Lisa Regina Thornhill, Jon M. Staples