Patents by Inventor Luke J. Aram

Luke J. Aram 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).

  • Publication number: 20160331466
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a customized patient-specific guide block is disclosed. The method includes generating a image of a patient's bony anatomy and an implanted prosthetic component secured to the patient's bony anatomy, identifying landmarks on the patient's bony anatomy and the prosthetic component, selecting a revision surgical instrument based the image and the landmarks, and manufacturing the customized patient-specific guide block including a customized prosthesis-specific negative contour shaped to match a corresponding contour of the implanted prosthetic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Janelle M. Lubensky, Rebecca L. Chaney
  • Publication number: 20160287337
    Abstract: A system and method for a patient-specific surgical procedure is disclosed. The method may include preparing a request for a customized surgical plan, loading the customized surgical plan onto an augmented reality device, and performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure with the augmented reality device in accordance with the customized surgical plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Dan Fritzinger, David Yingling, Patrick Courtis, Daniel E. Lashure
  • Patent number: 9398919
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a customized patient-specific guide block is disclosed. The customized patient-specific guide block includes a first surface, a bone-facing surface, a second surface positioned opposite the first surface and the bone-facing surface, and a guide pin hole extending between the second surface and the bone-facing surface. The first surface has a customized prosthesis-specific negative contour shaped to match a corresponding contour of a prosthetic component, and the customized prosthesis-specific negative contour includes a concave surface shaped to match a convex surface of the corresponding contour of the prosthetic component. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Janelle M. Lubensky, Rebecca L. Chaney
  • Patent number: 9351738
    Abstract: Customized patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. Methods for fabricating and using such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael C. Jones
  • Publication number: 20160135902
    Abstract: An x-ray calibration apparatus includes a radiolucent knee alignment jig configured to receive a knee of a patient and a radiolucent cushion configured to hold a patient's knee at a fixed angle of flexion. The x-ray calibration apparatus also includes a number of radio-opaque fiducial markers positioned within the radiolucent knee alignment jig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael D. Goatbe, Carrie A. Leman, Ian M. Scott, Graham R. Vincent, Kevin M. Augustine de Souza, Gwenael A. Guillard
  • Patent number: 9314251
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Mark B. Lester, Jeffrey Roose
  • Patent number: 9241682
    Abstract: An x-ray calibration apparatus includes a radiolucent knee alignment jig configured to receive a knee of a patient and a radiolucent cushion configured to hold a patient's knee at a fixed angle of flexion. The x-ray calibration apparatus also includes a number of radio-opaque fiducial markers positioned within the radiolucent knee alignment jig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC, IMORPHICS, LTD.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael D. Goatbe, Carrie A. Leman, Ian M. Scott, Graham R. Vincent, Kevin M. Augustine de Souza, Gwenael A. Guillard
  • Publication number: 20160008009
    Abstract: Customized patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. Methods for fabricating and using such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael C. Jones
  • Publication number: 20150374388
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a customized patient-specific guide block is disclosed. The customized patient-specific guide block includes a first surface, a bone-facing surface, a second surface positioned opposite the first surface and the bone-facing surface, and a guide pin hole extending between the second surface and the bone-facing surface. The first surface has a customized prosthesis-specific negative contour shaped to match a corresponding contour of a prosthetic component, and the customized prosthesis-specific negative contour includes a concave surface shaped to match a convex surface of the corresponding contour of the prosthetic component. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Janelle M. Lubensky, Rebecca L. Chaney
  • Publication number: 20150335339
    Abstract: Customized patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. Methods for fabricating and using such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael C. Jones, James M. Rhodes, Sonja R. Fussle
  • Patent number: 9173662
    Abstract: A customized patient-specific tibial cutting block comprising a body having a bone-facing surface that has a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive (i) a portion of an anterior side of a patient's tibia that has a corresponding positive contour, and (ii) a portion of a medial side of the patient's tibia that has a corresponding positive contour such that, when viewed superiorly, an angle greater than zero is defined between a vertically-extending, bisecting plane of the body and a bisecting sagittal plane of the patient's tibia when the portions of the patient's tibia are received in the customized patient-specific negative contour of the body, and at least one tab extending posteriorly from the body, the at least one tab having a bone-facing surface having a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive a portion of the proximal side of the patient's tibia that has a corresponding positive contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark W. Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose
  • Patent number: 9138239
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark W. Pagnano, Michael Swank
  • Patent number: 9138247
    Abstract: Customized patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. Methods for fabricating and using such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael C. Jones
  • Patent number: 9131945
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a customized patient-specific guide block is disclosed. The customized patient-specific guide block includes a first surface, a bone-facing surface, a second surface positioned opposite the first surface and the bone-facing surface, and a guide pin hole extending between the second surface and the bone-facing surface. The first surface has a customized prosthesis-specific negative contour shaped to match a corresponding contour of a prosthetic component, and the customized prosthesis-specific negative contour includes a concave surface shaped to match a convex surface of the corresponding contour of the prosthetic component. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Janelle M. Lubensky, Rebecca L. Chaney
  • Patent number: 9095355
    Abstract: Customized patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. Methods for fabricating and using such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael C. Jones, James M. Rhodes, Sonja R. Fussle
  • Publication number: 20150190145
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Luke J. ARAM, William BUGBEE, Charles A. ENGH, Joseph MOSKAL, Mark PAGANO, Michael SWANK, Bryan ROSE, Mark B. LESTER, Jeffrey ROOSE
  • Patent number: 8979855
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Mark B. Lester, Jeffrey Roose
  • Publication number: 20140270065
    Abstract: An x-ray calibration apparatus includes a radiolucent knee alignment jig configured to receive a knee of a patient and a radiolucent cushion configured to hold a patient's knee at a fixed angle of flexion. The x-ray calibration apparatus also includes a number of radio-opaque fiducial markers positioned within the radiolucent knee alignment jig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Michael D. Goatbe, Carrie A. Leman, Ian M. Scott, Graham R. Vincent, Kevin M. Auqustine de Souza, Gwenael A. Guillard
  • Publication number: 20140257309
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a customized patient-specific guide block is disclosed. The customized patient-specific guide block includes a first surface, a bone-facing surface, a second surface positioned opposite the first surface and the bone-facing surface, and a guide pin hole extending between the second surface and the bone-facing surface. The first surface has a customized prosthesis-specific negative contour shaped to match a corresponding contour of a prosthetic component, and the customized prosthesis-specific negative contour includes a concave surface shaped to match a convex surface of the corresponding contour of the prosthetic component. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Janelle M. Lubensky, Rebecca L. Chaney
  • Publication number: 20140200902
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, JR., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Jose F. Guzman