Patents by Inventor Joseph Thomas Hirsch

Joseph Thomas Hirsch 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: 20230016723
    Abstract: A bone material dispensing system is provided. The bone material dispensing system comprises a loading device having a perimeter surrounding a base plane and a rim, the perimeter comprising a side wall extending along a longitudinal axis and a bar joining the side wall at a corner of the perimeter and extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, the base plane comprising a loading surface bordered by the side wall along the longitudinal axis, the loading surface having an end edge extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis such that the side wall, the bar and the end edge form a rim adjacent to the loading surface and the bar. A method of loading bone material with the bone material dispensing system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Reves, Joseph Thomas Hirsch, Mark R. Grizzard, Daniel A. Shimko
  • Publication number: 20230014311
    Abstract: A bone material dispensing device is provided. The bone material dispensing device comprises a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, the proximal end having a first opening and the distal end comprising a frame having a front wall, a back wall, and an air gap, the back wall having a back opening and the front wall having a second opening such that the first opening, the back opening and the second opening are configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a plunger, the front wall comprising a generally flat contact surface configured to engage a funnel; and a locking member pivotably connected to an upper surface of the housing and extending adjacent to the upper surface of the housing, the locking member comprising a locking surface extending adjacent to the distal end of the housing, the locking member being movable in a locking position to lock the portion of the funnel with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Reves, Joseph Thomas Hirsch, Mark R. Grizzard, Daniel A. Shimko, Jonathan M. Dewey
  • Publication number: 20230019406
    Abstract: A bone material dispensing system is provided. The bone material dispensing system comprises a funnel having a proximal portion, the proximal portion comprising a top end and a bottom end, the top end opposite the bottom end, the top end comprising a surface having a protrusion configured to receive a locking member of a bone material dispensing device and the bottom end comprising a connector configured to secure the funnel to the bone material dispensing device. A bone material dispensing system comprises a pusher and a holder is provided. A method of dispensing bone material with the bone material dispensing system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Reves, Joseph Thomas Hirsch, Mark R. Grizzard, Daniel A. Shimko