Patents by Inventor Justin J. May

Justin J. May 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).

  • FEMORAL TROCHLEA PROSTHESES
    Publication number: 20080188942
    Abstract: Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a distal tail. In another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a wing or extension portion. In yet another embodiment, a set of femoral trochlea prostheses includes a plurality of prostheses having differing thicknesses. In still another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a porous medium on various portions of the prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Brown, Adam M. Griner, Robert A. Hodorek, Raymond C. Parisi, Brian E. Vanskyock, Justin J. May, James C. Harris