Patents by Inventor Lee M. Hlad

Lee M. Hlad 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099778
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for remediating a condition present in a patient. In some implementations, the apparatus may include a body and a trajectory port that extends through the body. The trajectory port guides a tool to form a bone tunnel in a bone of a patient. The trajectory port is defined at least partially on a bone model of at least a portion of bone of the patient. The apparatus may include a bone engagement feature that extends from the body, the bone engagement feature configured to engage at least a portion of the bone such that the bone engagement feature positions the bone tunnel guide in a position that corresponds to a modeled position of a bone tunnel guide model engaging a bone model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Lee M. HLAD, James Q. SPITLER
  • Publication number: 20240008880
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for remediating a condition present in a patient. In some implementations, the apparatus may include a resection guide having: a body having an anterior side, a posterior side, a medial side, a lateral side, a superior side, and an inferior side. The resection guide also includes a first resection feature configured to guide a cutting tool to form a first osteotomy in a first bone. The first osteotomy is defined based at least partially on user directions and at least partially on a bone model of at least a portion of the first bone. The bone model is based on medical imaging of a patient's foot. The resection guide includes bone attachment feature configured to secure the resection guide to the first bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: James Q. SPITLER, Adam D. PERLER, Lee M. HLAD
  • Patent number: 11266445
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and component parts of a system for the external fixation of bones. The component parts include fixation plates such as a C-shaped Plate, an N-shaped Plate, a J-shaped Plate, a K-shaped Plate, an I-shaped Plate, a Foot Plate, a Z-shaped Plate and a T-shaped Plate. Two or more fixation plates are configured along an axis, the two or more fixation plates; a plurality of telescoping adjustable struts that connect a first fixation plate along the axis with a second fixation plate of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis, wherein the first and second fixation plates are adjacent plates along the axis; and a plurality of posts, each post connecting two adjacent fixation plates of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: New Standard Device, LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Wigginton, Bryant T. Phamvu, Adam P. Shonebarger, Lee M. Hlad, C. Douglas Klein, Jr.