Patents by Inventor Katherine Victoria Ackley

Katherine Victoria Ackley 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).

  • GLENOID IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20250025314
    Abstract: A glenoid implant includes a body, a plurality of fins, a collet, and a plug. The body has a central aperture therethrough and a plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of fins are coupled with a respective one of the plurality of slots of the boss of the body such that each of the plurality of fins is configured to move from a first generally inward position towards a second generally outward position. The collet including an interior threaded bore and a plurality of deflectable arms. The plug includes a threaded portion and a tip portion configured to engage with and cause the plurality of deflectable arms of the collet to move and cause the plurality of fins to move from the first generally inward position towards the second generally outward position, thereby aiding in securing the body to a scapula of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, JR., Catherine Ann Hamann, Katherine Victoria Ackley, Grant Lieder Tribble, Shreyas Sriam
  • Glenoid implant
    Patent number: 12083021
    Abstract: A glenoid implant includes a body, a plurality of fins, a collet, and a plug. The body has a central aperture therethrough and a plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of fins are coupled with a respective one of the plurality of slots of the boss of the body such that each of the plurality of fins is configured to move from a first generally inward position towards a second generally outward position. The collet including an interior threaded bore and a plurality of deflectable arms. The plug includes a threaded portion and a tip portion configured to engage with and cause the plurality of deflectable arms of the collet to move and cause the plurality of fins to move from the first generally inward position towards the second generally outward position, thereby aiding in securing the body to a scapula of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Catherine Ann Hamann, Katherine Victoria Ackley, Grant Lieder Tribble, Shreyas Sriram
  • GLENOID IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20230165686
    Abstract: A glenoid implant includes a body, a plurality of fins, a collet, and a plug. The body has a central aperture therethrough and a plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of fins are coupled with a respective one of the plurality of slots of the boss of the body such that each of the plurality of fins is configured to move from a first generally inward position towards a second generally outward position. The collet including an interior threaded bore and a plurality of deflectable arms. The plug includes a threaded portion and a tip portion configured to engage with and cause the plurality of deflectable arms of the collet to move and cause the plurality of fins to move from the first generally inward position towards the second generally outward position, thereby aiding in securing the body to a scapula of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, JR., Catherine Ann Hamann, Katherine Victoria Ackley, Grant Lieder Tribble, Shreyas Sriram
  • Glenoid implant
    Patent number: 11589998
    Abstract: A glenoid implant includes a body, a plurality of fins, a collet, and a plug. The body has a central aperture therethrough and a plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of fins are coupled with a respective one of the plurality of slots of the boss of the body such that each of the plurality of fins is configured to move from a first generally inward position towards a second generally outward position. The collet including an interior threaded bore and a plurality of deflectable arms. The plug includes a threaded portion and a tip portion configured to engage with and cause the plurality of deflectable arms of the collet to move and cause the plurality of fins to move from the first generally inward position towards the second generally outward position, thereby aiding in securing the body to a scapula of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Encore Medical, L.P.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Catherine Ann Hamann, Katherine Victoria Ackley, Grant Lieder Tribble, Shreyas Sriram
  • GLENOID IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20220202583
    Abstract: A glenoid implant includes a body, a plurality of fins, a collet, and a plug. The body has a central aperture therethrough and a plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of fins are coupled with a respective one of the plurality of slots of the boss of the body such that each of the plurality of fins is configured to move from a first generally inward position towards a second generally outward position. The collet including an interior threaded bore and a plurality of deflectable arms. The plug includes a threaded portion and a tip portion configured to engage with and cause the plurality of deflectable arms of the collet to move and cause the plurality of fins to move from the first generally inward position towards the second generally outward position, thereby aiding in securing the body to a scapula of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Catherine Ann Hamann, Katherine Victoria Ackley, Grant Lieder Tribble, Shreyas Sriram