Patents by Inventor Luke A. Gibson

Luke A. Gibson 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).

  • Modular trial heads for a prosthetic
    Patent number: 8840676
    Abstract: A prosthesis trial system includes at least one head member having an outer surface and a cavity configured to mate with an exterior surface of a stem member. The prosthesis trial system further includes at least one shell member having an inner surface configured to mate with the outer surface of the at least one head member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Belew, James C. Gatewood, Luke A. Gibson
  • Universal double offset surgical instrument
    Patent number: 8657824
    Abstract: Instruments for use in anterior approach total hip arthroplasty. Instruments according to certain embodiments of the invention connect to a shaping member such as a broach, reamer or osteotome that is used to prepare the intramedullary canal of a desired femur or other bone for total hip arthroplasty. Such an instrument according to such embodiments can be configurable to allow operation on either the left or right leg, and in doing so to provide lateral offset and anterior offset of the instrument handle relative to the shaping member so that the patient's gut, musculature or other bodily portions may be avoided while still providing desired leverage and control over the shaping member to prepare the intramedullary canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Sharp, Luke A. Gibson, David C. Kelman
  • MODULAR TRIAL HEADS FOR A PROSTHETIC
    Publication number: 20120239160
    Abstract: A prosthesis trial system includes at least one head member having an outer surface and a cavity configured to mate with an exterior surface of a stem member. The prosthesis trial system further includes at least one shell member having an inner surface configured to mate with the outer surface of the at least one head member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Belew, James C. Gatewood, Luke A. Gibson
  • UNIVERSAL DOUBLE OFFSET SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20100121331
    Abstract: Instruments for use in anterior approach total hip arthroplasty. Instruments according to certain embodiments of the invention connect to a shaping member such as a broach, reamer or osteotome that is used to prepare the intramedullary canal of a desired femur or other bone for total hip arthroplasty. Such an instrument according to such embodiments can be configurable to allow operation on either the left or right leg, and in doing so to provide lateral offset and anterior offset of the instrument handle relative to the shaping member so that the patient's gut, musculature or other bodily portions may be avoided while still providing desired leverage and control over the shaping member to prepare the intramedullary canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Sharp, Luke A. Gibson, David C. Kelman