Patents by Inventor Ken Trimmer

Ken Trimmer 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).

  • Surgical registration tools, systems, and methods of use in computer-assisted surgery
    Patent number: 11957417
    Abstract: A surgical registration tool including a bone engagement structure comprising a distal condyle abutment structure, at least one posterior condyle abutment structure, a side condyle abutment structure, and an anterior shaft abutment structure. The distal condyle abutment structure includes a distal planar surface. The at least one posterior condyle abutment structure includes at least one planar surface extending distally from the distal planar surface and positioned perpendicular to the distal planar surface. The side condyle abutment structure includes a planar surface extending distally from the distal planar surface and positioned perpendicular to the distal planar surface and the at least one planar surface. The anterior shaft abutment structure extends distally from the distal planar surface and terminates at a distal tip. The registration tool also includes a handle coupled to the engagement structure and extending proximally therefrom, and a tracker array configured to couple to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
    Inventors: Jordan Kayal, Jason Lansdown, Eric Branch, Ken Trimmer, Kristen Shaughnessy
  • SURGICAL REGISTRATION TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY
    Publication number: 20220265354
    Abstract: A surgical registration tool including a bone engagement structure comprising a distal condyle abutment structure, at least one posterior condyle abutment structure, a side condyle abutment structure, and an anterior shaft abutment structure. The distal condyle abutment structure includes a distal planar surface. The at least one posterior condyle abutment structure includes at least one planar surface extending distally from the distal planar surface and positioned perpendicular to the distal planar surface. The side condyle abutment structure includes a planar surface extending distally from the distal planar surface and positioned perpendicular to the distal planar surface and the at least one planar surface. The anterior shaft abutment structure extends distally from the distal planar surface and terminates at a distal tip. The registration tool also includes a handle coupled to the engagement structure and extending proximally therefrom, and a tracker array configured to couple to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Jordan Kayal, Jason Lansdown, Eric Branch, Ken Trimmer, Kristen Shaughnessy