Patents by Inventor Kevin O'Flynn

Kevin O'Flynn 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 blade for use with an acetabular cup remover to remove bone around an acetabular cup
    Patent number: 9763676
    Abstract: A surgical blade (180) designed for use with an acetabular cup remover (30). The blade includes a body (182) from which teeth (190) extend distally forward. The body and teeth are disposed around the section of a sphere. On each side of the longitudinal axis of the blade body there is an outer tooth and at least two inner teeth. The teeth are further shaped so that one each side of the longitudinal axis through the blade body there are at least two adjacent inner teeth that have rake surfaces located along axes that, extending from the outer surface of the blade body to the inner surface of the blade body, do not intersect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: STRYKER IRELAND, LTD
    Inventors: Julie Motherway, Kevin O'Flynn
  • SURGICAL BLADE FOR USE WITH AN ACETABULAR CUP REMOVER TO REMOVE BONE AROUND ACETABULAR CUP
    Publication number: 20160100846
    Abstract: A surgical blade (180) designed for use with an acetabular cup remover (30). The blade includes a body (182) from which teeth (190) extend distally forward. The body and teeth are disposed around the section of a sphere. On each side of the longitudinal axis of the blade body there is an outer tooth and at least two inner teeth. The teeth are further shaped so that one each side of the longitudinal axis through the blade body there are at least two adjacent inner teeth that have rake surfaces located along axes that, extending from the outer surface of the blade body to the inner surface of the blade body, do not intersect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Julie Motherway, Kevin O'Flynn