Patents by Inventor Kyle R. Flakne

Kyle R. Flakne 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).

  • ENERGIZED SUCTION AND IRRIGATION DEVICE FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240197414
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm and a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument is configured to connect with the robotic arm. The surgical instrument includes a shaft assembly, an end effector, and an articulatable section. The shaft assembly projects distally from the robotic arm along a longitudinal axis. The end effector includes an electrode and at least one aperture. The electrode is configured to apply electrosurgical energy to tissue. The end effector has at least one aperture is configured to receive a fluid or a vacuum therethrough for irrigating the tissue or removing debris from the patient. The articulatable section is disposed between the shaft assembly and the end effector. The articulatable section is configured to deflect the end effector between a straight configuration where the end effector extends along the longitudinal axis and an articulated configuration where the end effector is deflected from the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle R. Flakne, David C. Groene, Laura A. Nye, Kris E. Kallenberger
  • Method for preparing a patient's femur in an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 11517448
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lashure, Craig S. Tsukayama, Kyle R. Flakne, Rebecca L. Chaney, Nathan C. Reeder, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett
  • System and method of performing a reaming operation on a patient's femur during an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 11234841
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle R. Flakne, Thomas E. Wogoman
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20190350723
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lashure, Craig S. Tsukayama, Kyle R. Flakne, Rebecca L. Chaney, Nathan C. Reeder, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett
  • Method for preparing a patient's tibia in an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 10470899
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: David R. Wolfson, James E. Barnett, Charles L. Penninger, Kyle R. Flakne, Tyler S. Hathaway, Adam Carver, Michael R. Reeve, Lisa M. Robertson, Nicholas A. Miltner, Thomas E. Wogoman
  • Method for preparing a patient's femur in an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
    Patent number: 10363148
    Abstract: An orthopedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lashure, Craig S. Tsukayama, Kyle R. Flakne, Rebecca L. Chaney, Nathan C. Reeder, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A REAMING OPERATION ON A PATIENT'S FEMUR DURING AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170333211
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Kyle R. Flakne
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S FEMUR IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170333210
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lashure, Craig S. Tsukayama, Kyle R. Flakne, Rebecca L. Chaney, Nathan C. Reeder, Carl F. Livorsi, Joseph G. Wyss, Chadd W. Clary, Travis D. Bennett
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A PATIENT'S TIBIA IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170333216
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: David R. Wolfson, James E. Barnett, Charles L. Penninger, Kyle R. Flakne, Tyler S. Hathaway, Adam Carver, Michael R. Reeve, Lisa M. Robertson, Nicholas A. Miltner