Patents by Inventor Linda BRADDON

Linda BRADDON 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).

  • Tool and method for removing an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup in a hip replacement prosthesis
    Patent number: 11020243
    Abstract: A surgical tool for extracting an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup in an implanted hip prosthesis wherein the from acetabular ball is affixed by means of a Morse taper to a stem extending from bottom of the concave portion of the acetabular cup. The surgical tool enables a surgeon to remove the ball without pulling on the acetabular cup and without disrupting any bone ingrowth because the tool maintains pressure on the cup while exerting an opposing pressure pulling on the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HIP INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, LLC.
    Inventors: Zafer Termanini, Brian Vanhiel, Linda Braddon
  • TOOL AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AN ACETABULAR BALL FROM AN ACETABULAR CUP IN A HIP REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20200337864
    Abstract: A surgical tool for extracting an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup in an implanted hip prosthesis wherein the from acetabular ball is affixed by means of a Morse taper to a stem extending from bottom of the concave portion of the acetabular cup. The surgical tool enables a surgeon to remove the ball without pulling on the acetabular cup and without disrupting any bone ingrowth because the tool maintains pressure on the cup while exerting an opposing pressure pulling on the ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Zafer TERMANINI, Brian VANHIEL, Linda BRADDON
  • Tool and method for removing an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup in a hip replacement prosthesis
    Patent number: 10751198
    Abstract: A surgical tool for extracting an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup in an implanted hip prosthesis wherein the acetabular ball is affixed by means of a Morse taper to a stem extending from bottom of the concave portion of the acetabular cup. The surgical tool enables a surgeon to remove the ball without pulling on the acetabular cup and without disrupting any bone ingrowth because the tool maintains pressure on the cup while exerting an opposing pressure pulling on the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: HIP INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Zafer Termanini, Brian Vanhiel, Linda Braddon
  • TOOL AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AN ACETABULAR BALL FROM AN ACETABULAR CUP IN A HIP REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20190151117
    Abstract: A surgical tool for extracting an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup in an implanted hip prosthesis wherein the acetabular ball is affixed by means of a Morse taper to a stem extending from bottom of the concave portion of the acetabular cup. The surgical tool enables a surgeon to remove the ball without pulling on the acetabular cup and without disrupting any bone in-growth because the tool maintains pressure on the cup while exerting an opposing pressure pulling on the ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Hip Innovation Technology, LLC.
    Inventors: Zafer TERMANINI, Brian VANHIEL, Linda BRADDON
  • Drill guide for acetabular cup fasteners
    Patent number: 10188407
    Abstract: When an acetabular cup used in hip replacement surgery is to be affixed to the acetabulum using screws, the drill guide instruments of the invention are used to position a drill bit so that the screw holes drilled in the acetabulum are properly placed for optimum implantation of the acetabular cup. The drill guide is locked into the acetabular cup by spring loaded pins which position the guide over holes in the cup which accommodate the screws. The guide is used to position the drill bits and allow drilling. After drilling the guide is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: HIP INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Zafer Termanini, Steven MacDonald, Brian Vanhiel, Linda Braddon
  • DRILL GUIDE FOR ACETABULAR CUP FASTENERS
    Publication number: 20180214164
    Abstract: When an acetabular cup used in hip replacement surgery is to be affixed to the acetabulum using screws, the drill guide instruments of the invention are used to position a drill bit so that the screw holes drilled in the acetabulum are properly placed for optimum implantation of the acetabular cup. The drill guide is locked into the acetabular cup by spring loaded pins which position the guide over holes in the cup which accommodate the screws. The guide is used to position the drill bits and allow drilling. After drilling the guide is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Zafer TERMANINI, Steven MACDONALD, Brian VANHIEL, Linda BRADDON