Patents by Inventor Lindsay Rudert

Lindsay Rudert 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).

  • Instrumentation and method for positioning and securing a graft
    Patent number: 9078740
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method of positioning and securing a graft to bone including the steps of: positioning the graft into a bore hole in the bone; positioning a guide wire into the bore hole in the bone; positioning a slide instrument between the guide wire and the graft; positioning a driver, and an anchor secured thereto, over the guide wire; directing the anchor along the guide wire and towards and into the bore hole; and imparting a rotational force to the anchor to secure the anchor between a sidewall of the bore hole and a portion of the graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Mark Steiner, Cortny Robison, Lindsay Rudert, Daniel Miller
  • INSTRUMENTATION AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND SECURING A GRAFT
    Publication number: 20140207233
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method of positioning and securing a graft to bone including the steps of: positioning the graft into a bore hole in the bone; positioning a guide wire into the bore hole in the bone; positioning a slide instrument between the guide wire and the graft; positioning a driver, and an anchor secured thereto, over the guide wire; directing the anchor along the guide wire and towards and into the bore hole; and imparting a rotational force to the anchor to secure the anchor between a sidewall of the bore hole and a portion of the graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Mark Steiner, Cortny Robison, Lindsay Rudert, Daniel Miller