Patents by Inventor Lonnie Paulos
Lonnie Paulos 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).
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Patent number: 9320634Abstract: Embodiments of the training brace assembly utilize an elastic training portion about a body portion to provide a resistance force to the limbs about the body portions. The elastic training portion may be positioned from attachment points on upper and lower mounting portions to provide the resistance force that influences the movement of the mounting portions and the body portion. In embodiments for a hip joint as the body portion, the training brace assembly provides a progressive resistance force that may assist in neuromuscular training of the hip joint.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: The Lonnie and Shannon Paulos Trust (as Amended and Restated) F/K/A The James Dizikis Trust Dated February 26, 2008Inventor: Lonnie Paulos
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Patent number: 8814935Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cannulated screw driver assembly which includes a rigid guide pin such that the assembly can be used to assist the surgeon in inserting and positioning the rigid guide pin and an interference screw within a bone graft tunnel. Once the screw is properly placed, screw driver assembly components to include the rigid guide pin, the driver and the handle can be removed while the screw remains in the tunnel to secure the graft. In one embodiment, the interference screw can be removed from the distal end of the driver and the driver and handle can be removed from the screw's proximal end. Embodiments of the inventions also include an interchangeable driver to mate with different size and types of interference screws.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: The Lonnie and Shannon Paulos TrustInventor: Lonnie Paulos
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Publication number: 20120270708Abstract: Embodiments of the training brace assembly utilize an elastic training portion about a body portion to provide a resistance force to the limbs about the body portions. The elastic training portion may be positioned from attachment points on upper and lower mounting portions to provide the resistance force that influences the movement of the mounting portions and the body portion. In embodiments for a hip joint as the body portion, the training brace assembly provides a progressive resistance force that may assist in neuromuscular training of the.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventor: Lonnie PAULOS
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Patent number: 8287539Abstract: A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid, an actuateable gripper disposed at a distal location on the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the gripper to deploy the gripper from a retracted configuration to an expanded configuration. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc.Inventors: Charles L. Nelson, Trung Ho Pham, Stephen R. McDaniel, Heber Saravia, Nathan Brown, Thomas R. Hackett, Lonnie Paulos, Robert G. Coleman
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Patent number: 8052719Abstract: A suture anchor assembly and methods of use will now are disclosed for the repair of human or animal tissue defects. The suture anchor assembly is capable of being inserted into a tissue or bone while also being able to create an expanded profile when subjected to a retrograde force. This expanded profile anchors the assembly into the tissue or bone by a changing of position of elements of the assembly relative to other assembly elements. Embodiments of the suture anchor assembly and methods are capable of precisely positioning assembly elements in the tissue or bone to effectively repair the defects.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Inventor: Lonnie Paulos
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Publication number: 20100094347Abstract: A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid, an actuateable gripper disposed at a distal location on the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the gripper to deploy the gripper from a retracted configuration to an expanded configuration. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Charles L. Nelson, Trung Ho Pham, Stephen R. McDaniel, Heber Saravia, Nathan Brown, Thomas R. Hackett, Lonnie Paulos, Robert G. Coleman
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Publication number: 20090248029Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cannulated screw driver assembly which includes a rigid guide pin such that the assembly can be used to assist the surgeon in inserting and positioning the rigid guide pin and an interference screw within a bone graft tunnel. Once the screw is properly placed, screw driver assembly components to include the rigid guide pin, the driver and the handle can be removed while the screw remains in the tunnel to secure the graft. In one embodiment, the interference screw can be removed from the distal end of the driver and the driver and handle can be removed from the screw's proximal end. Embodiments of the inventions also include an interchangeable driver to mate with different size and types of interference screws.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventor: Lonnie Paulos
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Publication number: 20090248069Abstract: A suture anchor assembly and methods of use will now are disclosed for the repair of human or animal tissue defects. The suture anchor assembly is capable of being inserted into a tissue or bone while also being able to create an expanded profile when subjected to a retrograde force. This expanded profile anchors the assembly into the tissue or bone by a changing of position of elements of the assembly relative to other assembly elements. Embodiments of the suture anchor assembly and methods are capable of precisely positioning assembly elements in the tissue or bone to effectively repair the defects.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventor: Lonnie Paulos
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Publication number: 20060293689Abstract: A system for securing a graft within a bone includes a tubular cross pin having an interior surface bounding a passageway extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the distal end terminating at a distal end face. A guide pin has an exterior surface extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the exterior surface including an outwardly projecting shoulder. The guide pin is removably received within the passageway of the cross pin such that the distal end face of the cross pin biases against the shoulder and a proximal portion of the guide pin freely projects beyond the proximal end of the cross pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: Stryker EndoscopyInventors: M. Miller, Ryan Yearsley, Lonnie Paulos
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Publication number: 20060253081Abstract: A cannulated injection system having or more hollow bodies to receive material to be injected, a piston in each said hollow body to force material from said body through a nozzle having a passageway sized and selected to accommodate flow of the material therethrough and with the passageway arranged to accommodate a guide wire passed therethrough, the guide wire further being passed through support structure including a piston and hollow body in which said piston reciprocates or a support structure for a plurality of hollow bodies in which pistons reciprocates during use in simultaneously injecting material from said hollow bodies through said injection tip and around a guide wire passing through the tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Lonnie Paulos, Robert Van Wyk