Patents by Inventor Kevin Wayne Belew

Kevin Wayne Belew 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).

  • Targeting operation sites
    Patent number: 8890511
    Abstract: A system for targeting an operation site includes an identifier having an electromagnetic field generator configured to produce electromagnetic fields. The system includes an implement that includes a handle, a blade portion, and an electromagnetic field sensor coupled to the blade portion. The electromagnetic field sensor is configured to produce a signal responsive to electromagnetic fields produced by the electromagnetic field generator. The system includes a control unit configured to access information indicating a position of the electromagnetic field sensor relative to the operation site, receive a signal from the electromagnetic field sensor that is indicative of a position of a tool relative to the electromagnetic field sensor, and determine a position of the tool relative to an operation site based on the received signal and the position of the electromagnetic field sensor relative to the operation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Wayne Belew
  • 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
  • TARGETING OPERATION SITES
    Publication number: 20120187941
    Abstract: A system for targeting an operation site includes an identifier having an electromagnetic field generator configured to produce electromagnetic fields. The system includes an implement that includes a handle, a blade portion, and an electromagnetic field sensor coupled to the blade portion. The electromagnetic field sensor is configured to produce a signal responsive to electromagnetic fields produced by the electromagnetic field generator. The system includes a control unit configured to access information indicating a position of the electromagnetic field sensor relative to the operation site, receive a signal from the electromagnetic field sensor that is indicative of a position of a tool relative to the electromagnetic field sensor, and determine a position of the tool relative to an operation site based on the received signal and the position of the electromagnetic field sensor relative to the operation site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Wayne Belew
  • 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