Patents by Inventor Kevin Ray Hays

Kevin Ray Hays 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).

  • Implants, surgical methods, and instrumentation for use in femoroacetabular impingement surgeries
    Patent number: 8828009
    Abstract: Implants, surgical methods, and instrumentation for treating femoroacetabular impingement. In some embodiments, implants are provided or formed on the acetabulum to replicate the anatomy of the acetabulum (e.g., the acetabular rim and/or labrum, the bearing surface in the acetabulum, cartilage in the acetabulum, etc.). Also provided are embodiments of materials and instruments for use in installing and/or forming such implants on the acetabulum. Further provided are embodiments of guide jigs for use in preparing the acetabulum to receive such implants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wayne Allen, David Wayne Rister, Phillip E. Frederick, Kevin Wayne Belew, Lauren Christina Jasper, James Curtis Gatewood, Kevin Ray Hays
  • IMPLANTS, SURGICAL METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR USE IN FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT SURGERIES
    Publication number: 20120053590
    Abstract: Implants, surgical methods, and instrumentation for treating femoroacetabular impingement. In some embodiments, implants are provided or formed on the acetabulum to replicate the anatomy of the acetabulum (e.g., the acetabular rim and/or labrum, the bearing surface in the acetabulum, cartilage in the acetabulum, etc.). Also provided are embodiments of materials and instruments for use in installing and/or forming such implants on the acetabulum. Further provided are embodiments of guide jigs for use in preparing the acetabulum to receive such implants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: CHARLES WAYNE ALLEN, David Wayne Rister, Phillip E. Frederick, Kevin Wayne Belew, Lauren Christina Jasper, James Curtis Gatewood, Kevin Ray Hays