Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Carr

Jonathan E. Carr 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).

  • Publication number: 20090112218
    Abstract: An assembly tool for assembly of a first component of a prosthesis to a second component of the prosthesis for use in joint arthroplasty. The tool includes a housing defining a housing longitudinal axis thereof. An internal component is also provided and is connected to the second component and includes an actuating device and an actuator rod defining a second longitudinal axis that is coexistent with the housing longitudinal axis. The internal component is adapted to provide relative motion of the internal component with respect to the housing when the actuating device is moved relative to the housing in at least a direction transverse to the housing longitudinal axis and the actuator rod of the internal component is moved relative to the housing in a direction parallel to the housing longitudinal axis. The motion of the internal component is utilized to effect the motion of the first component with respect to the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: LARRY G. MCCLEARY, Jonathan E. Carr, Joel C. Rhoades, David W. Daniels
  • Publication number: 20080275449
    Abstract: A reamer for reaming a portion of a long bone cavity for use in implanting a joint prosthesis. The reamer is used in cooperation with a portion of an orthopaedic implant component and includes an expandable body that is adapted to adjust between a plurality of diameters. A plurality of cutting edges are also included and extend outwardly from the body, the edges adapted for cooperation with bone, and the cutting edges expanding as the expandable body expands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Samuel G. Sackett, Jonathan E. Carr, Larry G. McCleary
  • Publication number: 20080275448
    Abstract: A reamer for reaming a portion of a long bone cavity for use in implanting a joint prosthesis. The reamer is used in cooperation with a portion of an orthopaedic implant component and includes an expandable body that is adapted to adjust between a plurality of diameters. A plurality of cutting edges are also included and extend outwardly from the body, the edges adapted for cooperation with bone, and the cutting edges expanding as the expandable body expands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: SAMUEL G. SACKETT, Jonathan E. Carr
  • Publication number: 20080161811
    Abstract: A reamer for reaming a proximal portion of a cavity for use in implanting a joint prosthesis is provided. The reamer is used for cooperation with a proximal portion of an orthopaedic implant component. The reamer includes a body defining a cavity formed therein for receiving at least a portion of the orthopaedic implant component. The reamer also includes a plurality of cutting edges extending outwardly from the body. The edges are adapted for cooperation with bone. The reamer also includes a stem extending from an end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Daniels, Jonathan E. Carr, Barry A. Schnieders, Larry G. McCleary, Gabriel M. Surma
  • Publication number: 20080161812
    Abstract: A kit for removing calcar bone from a resected face around a bone canal of a long bone prepared to receive an orthopaedic implant is provided. The kit includes a trial for insertion into the bone canal of the long bone and a fixture. The fixture has a connector for connecting the fixture to the trial and a guide for guiding the calcar reamer. The kit also includes a calcar reamer for removing calcar bone from the resected face around the bone canal of the long bone. The reamer includes a feature for cooperation with the guide of the fixture. The kit further includes an implant for insertion into the bone canal of the long bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel G. Sackett, Jonathan E. Carr, David K. DeBoer