Patents by Inventor Larry Hazbun

Larry Hazbun 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: 12369988
    Abstract: A tracker for a navigation system. A tracker body defines an opening, and a lens is positionable to seal the opening. A plug is configured to be coupled to the tracker body to secure the lens. A tracking element may be disposed between the lens and the plug so as to be visible through the lens. The tracking element may be disposed within a sealed enclosure defined by the lens and the plug. The plug may define a counterbore in fluid communication with the opening, and the plug may be at least partially disposed within the counterbore. The plug may further define a groove, and the tracker may include a sealing element disposed within the groove. The plug may include a shoulder configured to in sealing engagement with the tracker body. Methods of assembling the tracker for use with the navigation system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Ezra Johnson, William Daniel Weinlandt, Jonathan Mark Morgan, Larry Hazbun
  • Patent number: 12064124
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use with a drill bit to prevent skiving at an implant insertion site on a bone includes a cannulated sleeve having a distal end defining a burr surface. The distal end may be detachable from a body of the cannulated sleeve. The tool may be used with more than one distal end, each of the distal ends defining a burr surface having a different cutting surface from the others. The tool may form a system that includes the drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Larry Hazbun, Matthew J. Mcgirt, David Okonkwo
  • Publication number: 20230255795
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants with sensors and methods for manufacturing joint implants with sensors. A knee joint implant according to the present disclosure may include a femoral implant, a tibial implant and a tibial insert disposed therebetween. The tibial implant may include a medial side with a medial central region defined around a medial center, a lateral side with a lateral central region defined around a lateral center and a central region disposed between the medial central region and the lateral central region. At least one sensor and a battery may be disposed within the tibial insert. The medial central region and the lateral central region may be defined by solid volumes extending from a proximal surface to a distal surface of the tibial insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Verstraele, Ezra S. Johnson, Larry Hazbun, Wael Hazin
  • Publication number: 20230255794
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant on a first bone and a second implant on a second bone of a joint. The first implant can include medial and lateral markers. The second implant can include a medial marker reader to identify the medial markers and a lateral marker reader to identify the lateral markers to provide positional data of the first implant with respect to the second implant. The second implant can include a medial load sensor to measure medial load data and a lateral load sensor to measure lateral load data. A processor coupled to the medial marker reader, the lateral marker reader, the medial load sensor, and the lateral load sensor can transmit the positional data, the medial and lateral load data to an external source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Carlos O. Alva, Ezra S. Johnson, Larry Hazbun, Matthias Verstraete, Wael Hazin
  • Patent number: 11559315
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use with a drill bit to prevent skiving at an implant insertion site on a bone includes a cannulated sleeve having a distal end defining a burr surface. The distal end may be detachable from a body of the cannulated sleeve. The tool may be used with more than one distal end, each of the distal ends defining a burr surface having a different cutting surface from the others. The tool may form a system that includes the drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Larry Hazbun, Matthew J. Mcgirt, David Okonkwo
  • Publication number: 20230017664
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use with a drill bit to prevent skiving at an implant insertion site on a bone includes a cannulated sleeve having a distal end defining a burr surface. The distal end may be detachable from a body of the cannulated sleeve. The tool may be used with more than one distal end, each of the distal ends defining a burr surface having a different cutting surface from the others. The tool may form a system that includes the drill bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Larry Hazbun, Matthew J. Mcgirt, David Okonkwo
  • Publication number: 20220211441
    Abstract: A tracker for a navigation system. A tracker body defines an opening, and a lens is positionable to seal the opening. A plug is configured to be coupled to the tracker body to secure the lens. A tracking element may be disposed between the lens and the plug so as to be visible through the lens. The tracking element may be disposed within a sealed enclosure defined by the lens and the plug. The plug may define a counterbore in fluid communication with the opening, and the plug may be at least partially disposed within the counterbore. The plug may further define a groove, and the tracker may include a sealing element disposed within the groove. The plug may include a shoulder configured to in sealing engagement with the tracker body. Methods of assembling the tracker for use with the navigation system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Ezra Johnson, William Daniel Weinlandt, Jonathan Mark Morgan, Larry Hazbun
  • Publication number: 20210100567
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use with a drill bit to prevent skiving at an implant insertion site on a bone includes a cannulated sleeve having a distal end defining a burr surface. The distal end may be detachable from a body of the cannulated sleeve. The tool may be used with more than one distal end, each of the distal ends defining a burr surface having a different cutting surface from the others. The tool may form a system that includes the drill bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Larry Hazbun, Matthew J. Mcgirt, David Okonkwo
  • Patent number: 8376458
    Abstract: A chair having an adjustable seat pan that can be moved from an angled to a flat position is disclosed. The chair includes a seat frame having a front end and a rear end with a seat back attached to the rear end of the seat frame. A seat articulator that includes a ramp bar that has a first end connected to the seat back and an upper edge with a second end displaced downward from the upper edge is adjacent to the seat frame. The seat pan is pivotally connected to the seat frame and a drop down link is pivotally attached to the seat pan. A cam roller is attached to the drop down link where it is positioned on the upper edge of the ramp bar in contact with the seat pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Meister, Larry Hazbun
  • Patent number: 8042867
    Abstract: A chair having an adjustable seat pan is disclosed. The chair includes a seat frame having a front end and a rear end, a seat back attached to the rear end of the seat frame, a seat pan pivotally connected to the seat frame, and a seat drop down link having a first end attached to the seat frame and a second end in contact with a catch member located beneath the seat pan so that the seat pan can be raised and lowered from a flat position to approximately a 6° angle with respect to the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Meister, Larry Hazbun
  • Publication number: 20110101750
    Abstract: A chair having an adjustable seat pan is disclosed. The chair includes a seat frame having a front end and a rear end, a seat back attached to the rear end of the seat frame, a seat pan pivotally connected to the seat frame, and a seat drop down link having a first end attached to the seat frame and a second end in contact with a catch member located beneath the seat pan so that the seat pan can be raised and lowered from a flat position to approximately a 6° angle with respect to the seat frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace. Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Meister, Larry Hazbun
  • Publication number: 20110101751
    Abstract: A chair having an adjustable seat pan that can be moved from an angled to a flat position is disclosed. The chair includes a seat frame having a front end and a rear end with a seat back attached to the rear end of the seat frame. A seat articulator that includes a ramp bar that has a first end connected to the seat back and an upper edge with a second end displaced downward from the upper edge is adjacent to the seat frame. The seat pan is pivotally connected to the seat frame and a drop down link is pivotally attached to the seat pan. A cam roller is attached to the drop down link where it is positioned on the upper edge of the ramp bar in contact with the seat pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Meister, Larry Hazbun