Patents by Inventor Lisa Donnelly

Lisa Donnelly 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).

  • GROIN PROTECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190105213
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus, systems and methods for protecting a patient's groin area and better redistributing forces while distracting the patient's hip. These generally involve anatomically correct protective pad and/or a winged protective cup which be used in conjunction with one another or independently. The anatomically correct protective pad may include a groin-facing portion including a recess for housing/protecting a patient's genital region. The pad may further include opposing thigh-facing portions configured to align with the inner thighs of the and better distribute forces (e.g., distraction forces) away from the groin region and longitudinally across a surface area of the inner thighs. The winged protective cup may include a saddle or winged configuration including opposing wings extending from a cup portion and also configured to distribute forces away from the groin region and longitudinally across a surface area of the inner thighs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Samuel Clifton Willimon, Richard Lunn, Lisa Donnelly, Marie Lotto, Timothy Young
  • METHOD OF PERFORMING ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION USING BIODEGRADABLE INTERFERENCE SCREW
    Publication number: 20110282450
    Abstract: A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.
    Inventors: Lisa Donnelly, Yufu Li, Joan M. Sullivan, Gregory Whittaker, J. Jenny Yuan
  • Method of performing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using biodegradable interference screw
    Patent number: 8016865
    Abstract: A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Donnelly, Yufu Li, Joan M. Sullivan, Gregory Whittaker, J. Jenny Yuan
  • Method of performing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using biodegradable interference screw
    Publication number: 20070093895
    Abstract: A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Lisa Donnelly, Yufu Li, Joan Sullivan, Gregory Whittaker, J. Yuan
  • Method of performing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using biodegradable interference screw
    Publication number: 20050070905
    Abstract: A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Lisa Donnelly, Yufu Li, Joan Sullivan, Gregory Whittaker, J. Yuan