Patents by Inventor Maleata Y Hall

Maleata Y Hall 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).

  • Patent number: 7819876
    Abstract: An orthopaedic pin driver is presented for impacting bone during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody L. Claypool, Maleata Y. Hall, Kathy J. Radford
  • Patent number: 7744600
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for guiding a cutter to cut a bone to receive a knee prosthesis and methods for its use. In one aspect of the invention a relative angle adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the relative angle between first and second cut guides. In another aspect of the invention, a cut guide is hinged to a mounting base such that it is rotatable about the hinge between a first position in which the cut guide is adjacent to the bone and a second position in which the cut guide is spaced from the bone. In another aspect of the invention, a mounting base includes an initial fixation mechanism and a secondary fixation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chetan Rangaiah, Prashanth Hegde, Maleata Y. Hall
  • Patent number: 7658741
    Abstract: A multi-positionable cut guide including a bone attachment device, base, and guide member. Bone attachment device is adapted to be coupled to the bone and has a base receiving portion. Base includes a mounting portion slideably coupled to base receiving portion such that base is slideable relative to attachment device along at least one dimension. Guide housing is pivotally mounted to base and guide member is rotatably mounted to guide housing. Guide member defines an axis about which it is rotatable. Guide member defines an elongated guide slot extending along the axis and adapted to receive and guide a saw for resecting the end of the bone. Guide slot defines a cut guide plane, the position of which is adjustable relative to the bone via sliding of base along at least one dimension, pivoting of the guide housing relative to base, and rotation of guide member about the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Claypool, Maleata Y Hall, Shawn E McGinley, Sudip Hui
  • Patent number: 7621920
    Abstract: An adjustable cut guide for use in resecting the end of a bone. The cut guide of the includes guide slots, the position of which may be adjusted to one of multiple guiding positions that guide a saw in making the anterior, posterior and/or chamfer cuts in the bone. The cut guide includes a base adapted to attach to the end of a bone and including an anterior end and a posterior end. First and second guide housings are coupled to the base and disposed adjacent the opposing anterior and posterior ends, respectively. Anterior and posterior guide members are rotatably coupled to the first and second guide housings, respectively. Each of the anterior and posterior guide members are rotatable about a guide axis and have a guide slot extending therethrough along the guide axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Claypool, Maleata Y Hall
  • Publication number: 20040172044
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is provided for use with an anatomical structure. The surgical instrument is able to be tracked by a surgical navigation system to guide positioning of the surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: James E. Grimm, Donald M. Patmore, Shawn E. McGinley, Maleata Y. Hall, Sudip Hui