Patents by Inventor Kathleen J. Radford

Kathleen J. Radford 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).

  • Indicator device for use with a surgical guide instrument
    Patent number: 8882777
    Abstract: Instruments for use in resecting, reshaping, and preparing the end of a bone to receive an implant. The instruments may be equipped with indicator devices in the form of light-emitting devices to project an indicator onto the bone. Examples of such instruments may be a cut guide equipped with a built-in cut plane indicator device and a cut plane indicator device for use with existing cut guides. The cut plane indicator device may provide a visual indication or cue on a surface of the bone indicating where the cut plane of the cut guide will intersect the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jackson R. Heavener, Shawn E. McGinley, James S. Collins, Kathleen J. Radford, James E. Grimm
  • INDICATOR DEVICE FOR USE WITH A SURGICAL GUIDE INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20070219559
    Abstract: Instruments for use in resecting, reshaping, and preparing the end of a bone to receive an implant. The instruments may be equipped with indicator devices in the form of light-emitting devices to project an indicator onto the bone. Examples of such instruments may be a cut guide equipped with a built-in cut plane indicator device and a cut plane indicator device for use with existing cut guides. The cut plane indicator device may provide a visual indication or cue on a surface of the bone indicating where the cut plane of the cut guide will intersect the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jackson R. Heavener, Shawn E. McGinley, James S. Collins, Kathleen J. Radford, James E. Grimm