Patents by Inventor Lisa P. Actis

Lisa P. Actis 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).

  • Method and apparatus for an orthopedic fixation system
    Patent number: 11931084
    Abstract: An orthopedic fixation system includes an orthopedic implant and an implant retainer. The orthopedic implant includes a transition section deformable to move the orthopedic implant between a natural shape and an insertion shape whereby a transition of the orthopedic implant from the natural shape to the insertion shape stores deliverable energy and a transition of the orthopedic implant from the insertion shape to the natural shape delivers stored energy. The implant retainer is configured to mechanically engage the orthopedic implant across the transition section such the implant retainer constrains the orthopedic implant in the insertion shape thereby preventing a transition of the orthopedic implant from the insertion shape to the natural shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam T. Knight, Daniel F. Cheney, Lisa P. Actis, Donald W. Petersen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230172647
    Abstract: An orthopedic fixation system includes an orthopedic implant and an implant retainer. The orthopedic implant includes a transition section deformable to move the orthopedic implant between a natural shape and an insertion shape whereby a transition of the orthopedic implant from the natural shape to the insertion shape stores deliverable energy and a transition of the orthopedic implant from the insertion shape to the natural shape delivers stored energy. The implant retainer is configured to mechanically engage the orthopedic implant across the transition section such the implant retainer constrains the orthopedic implant in the insertion shape thereby preventing a transition of the orthopedic implant from the insertion shape to the natural shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Adam T. Knight, Daniel F. Cheney, Lisa P. Actis, Donald W. Peterson