Patents by Inventor Keith E. Pennington

Keith E. Pennington 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).

  • Bur guide attachment and method of use
    Patent number: 8608747
    Abstract: The invention provides a guide for controlling a surgical instrument, that includes a cutting member configured to resect a portion of anatomy and a sheath. The sheath may have a circular connecting portion with an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the surgical instrument to receive the surgical instrument. The sheath may also include at least two distally extending arms connected to the circular connecting portion and a ring connected to the distal portion of the at least two distally extending arms. The sheath may also include a distally extending extension connected to the ring. The guide has a superiorly extending guard connected to the distal portion of the extension and a projection member positioned on a superior surface of the guard. The projection member includes a generally circular base and circular platform that has a diameter larger than the generally circular base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Vot, LLC
    Inventors: David Blakemore, Eric M. Lucas, Keith E. Pennington
  • BUR GUIDE ATTACHMENT AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20120083788
    Abstract: The invention provides a guide for controlling a surgical instrument, that includes a cutting member configured to resect a portion of anatomy and a sheath. The sheath may have a circular connecting portion with an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the surgical instrument to receive the surgical instrument. The sheath may also include at least two distally extending arms connected to the circular connecting portion and a ring connected to the distal portion of the at least two distally extending arms. The sheath may also include a distally extending extension connected to the ring. The guide has a superiorly extending guard connected to the distal portion of the extension and a projection member positioned on a superior surface of the guard. The projection member includes a generally circular base and circular platform that has a diameter larger than the generally circular base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: VOT, LLC
    Inventors: David Blakemore, Eric M. Lucas, Keith E. Pennington