Patents by Inventor Kenneth I. Kobayashi

Kenneth I. Kobayashi 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).

  • Patent number: 11751923
    Abstract: The present embodiments include a cable cerclage system and method for the correction of fractures. The system and method can include a cable saddle including first and second loops extending from an upper surface thereof, the first and second loops including apertures extending therethrough and sized and shaped to receive a cerclage cable therethrough. The present embodiments are also directed to a cable cerclage system including at least one cable link, the cable link having a through-hole extending therethrough from a first end to a second end and including a first coupling member at a first and a second coupling member at a second end. The first coupling member of a first cable link is configured to couple to the second coupling member of an adjacent second cable link so that the through-holes of the first and second cable links align to form an elongated cerclage cable passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth I. Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210177475
    Abstract: The present embodiments include a cable cerclage system and method for the correction of fractures. The system and method can include a cable saddle including first and second loops extending from an upper surface thereof, the first and second loops including apertures extending therethrough and sized and shaped to receive a cerclage cable therethrough. The present embodiments are also directed to a cable cerclage system including at least one cable link, the cable link having a through-hole extending therethrough from a first end to a second end and including a first coupling member at a first and a second coupling member at a second end. The first coupling member of a first cable link is configured to couple to the second coupling member of an adjacent second cable link so that the through-holes of the first and second cable links align to form an elongated cerclage cable passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Kenneth I. KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10952781
    Abstract: The present embodiments include a cable cerclage system and method for the correction of fractures. The system and method can include a cable saddle including first and second loops extending from an upper surface thereof, the first and second loops including apertures extending therethrough and sized and shaped to receive a cerclage cable therethrough. The present embodiments are also directed to a cable cerclage system including at least one cable link, the cable link having a through-hole extending therethrough from a first end to a second end and including a first coupling member at a first and a second coupling member at a second end. The first coupling member of a first cable link is configured to couple to the second coupling member of an adjacent second cable link so that the through-holes of the first and second cable links align to form an elongated cerclage cable passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth I. Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180161083
    Abstract: The present embodiments include a cable cerclage system and method for the correction of fractures. The system and method can include a cable saddle including first and second loops extending from an upper surface thereof, the first and second loops including apertures extending therethrough and sized and shaped to receive a cerclage cable therethrough. The present embodiments are also directed to a cable cerclage system including at least one cable link, the cable link having a through-hole extending therethrough from a first end to a second end and including a first coupling member at a first and a second coupling member at a second end. The first coupling member of a first cable link is configured to couple to the second coupling member of an adjacent second cable link so that the through-holes of the first and second cable links align to form an elongated cerclage cable passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Kenneth I. Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9839456
    Abstract: A plate for treating calcaneal fractures comprises a first portion extending along a first longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and including a plurality of first openings extending therethrough extending along a second longitudinal axis from the a first end connected to the second end of the first portion to a second end, the first and second portions being angled relative to one another such that, when the plate is positioned along a desired portion of a calcaneus bone, the first and second portions extend parallel to a superior surface of the bone bordering a subtalar joint, the second portion including a plurality of second openings extending therethrough, wherein each of the first and second openings are configured to receive a bone fixation element therein at a user-selected angle relative to a central axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth I. Kobayashi, Mark Siravo, Rene Haag, Sherri Wykosky
  • Patent number: 9743965
    Abstract: A medial column bone plate, comprises a first portion which, when the plate is positioned along a medial column of a foot in a desired position, extends along a navicular, the first portion including at least two first variable angle holes extending therethrough, each of the first variable angle holes configured to receive a bone fixation element therethrough at a user-selected angle relative to a central axis thereof and a second portion extending distally from the first portion so that when the plate is in the desired position, the second portion extends along a medial cuneiform, the second portion including at least one second variable angle hole configured to receive a bone fixation element therein at a user-selected angle relative to a central axis thereof and a first compression slot extending therethrough in combination with a third portion extending distally from the second portion so that the third portion extends along a first metatarsal of the medial column in the desired position, the third portio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth I. Kobayashi, Mark Siravo, Rene Haag, Sherri Wykosky
  • Publication number: 20150366597
    Abstract: A medial column bone plate, comprises a first portion which, when the plate is positioned along a medial column of a foot in a desired position, extends along a navicular, the first portion including at least two first variable angle holes extending therethrough, each of the first variable angle holes configured to receive a bone fixation element therethrough at a user-selected angle relative to a central axis thereof and a second portion extending distally from the first portion so that when the plate is in the desired position, the second portion extends along a medial cuneiform, the second portion including at least one second variable angle hole configured to receive a bone fixation element therein at a user-selected angle relative to a central axis thereof and a first compression slot extending therethrough in combination with a third portion extending distally from the second portion so that the third portion extends along a first metatarsal of the medial column in the desired position, the third portio
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth I. KOBAYASHI, Mark SIRAVO, Rene HAAG, Sherri WYKOSKY
  • Publication number: 20150366596
    Abstract: A plate for treating calcaneal fractures comprises a first portion extending along a first longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and including a plurality of first openings extending therethrough extending along a second longitudinal axis from the a first end connected to the second end of the first portion to a second end, the first and second portions being angled relative to one another such that, when the plate is positioned along a desired portion of a calcaneus bone, the first and second portions extend parallel to a superior surface of the bone bordering a subtalar joint, the second portion including a plurality of second openings extending therethrough, wherein each of the first and second openings are configured to receive a bone fixation element therein at a user-selected angle relative to a central axis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth I. KOBAYASHI, Mark Siravo, Rene Haag, Sherri Wykosky
  • Patent number: 6767369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plugs for filling vacancies in bone tissue. The plugs include a body and at least one end cap that are coupled together and may be formed from bone. The body of the plug may be a sleeve, and the plug may further include an insert configured and dimensioned to be received in the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Synthes (USA)
    Inventors: Michael L. Boyer, II, David C. Paul, Thomas B. Higgins, Christopher M. Angelucci, Dominique D. Messerli, Kenneth I. Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20040138748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plugs for filling vacancies in bone tissue. The plugs include a body and at least one end cap that are coupled together and may be formed from bone. The body of the plug may be a sleeve, and the plug may further include an insert configured and dimensioned to be received in the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Synthes (USA)
    Inventors: Michael L. Boyer, David C. Paul, Thomas B. Higgins, Christopher M. Angelucci, Dominique D. Messerli, kenneth I. Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20010039457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plugs for filling vacancies in bone tissue. The plugs include a body and at least one end cap that are coupled together and may be formed from bone. The body of the plug may be a sleeve, and the plug may further include an insert configured and dimensioned to be received in the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Michael L. Boyer, David C. Paul, Thomas B. Higgins, Christopher M. Angelucci, Dominique D. Messerli, Kenneth I. Kobayashi