Patents by Inventor Mario Bertazzoni
Mario Bertazzoni 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: 10070973Abstract: An orthopedic surgical device includes a tibial paddle shaped to be positioned in the patient's knee joint and a handle extending from the tibial paddle. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array positioned therein and configured to generate sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. The orthopedic surgical device also includes a control circuit configured to control a display located on the handle to provide a visual indication of the medial and lateral balance of the joint force. In some embodiments, various tibial trialing components may be coupled to the tibial paddle along with an associated adaptor.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited CompanyInventors: Jason T. Sherman, Michael J. Rock, Mario Bertazzoni, Michael J. Bartelme
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Patent number: 9408700Abstract: A system of surgical instruments for use with at least a first implant and a second implant of the same type but different sizes is provided. The system includes at least three containers. The first container contains at least a first surgical instrument of a first type that is size specific and a second surgical instrument of a second type that is size specific; both the first and second instruments are of a first size The second container contains at least a third surgical instrument of the first type and a fourth surgical instrument of the second type; both the third and fourth instruments are of a second size which is different from the first size. The third container contains at least a fifth surgical instrument of a third type which is size independent.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: DEPUY (IRELAND)Inventors: Mario Bertazzoni, Michael Reeve, Alberto Verteramo
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Publication number: 20140224704Abstract: A system comprising at least: a first container containing at least a first surgical instrument of a first type that is size specific and a second surgical instrument of a second type that is size specific, wherein both the first and second instruments are of a first size; a second container containing at least a third surgical instrument of the first type and a fourth surgical instrument of the second type, wherein both the third and fourth instruments are of a second size which is different from the first size; and a third container containing at least a fifth surgical instrument of a third type which is size independent. The system allows instrumentation to be grouped and stored so that the number of instruments opened but not used in complex surgical procedures is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: MARIO BERTAZZONI, MICHAEL REEVE, ALBERTO VERTERAMO
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Patent number: 8721568Abstract: A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient includes resecting a proximal end of a patient's tibia to create a resected surface of the patient's tibia and positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on the proximal end of the patient's tibia. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array generating sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. The method also includes performing a number of orthopaedic surgical steps while monitoring a display of the sensor module that provides a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force of the patient's knee joint.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: DePuy (Ireland)Inventors: Mick Rock, Jason T. Sherman, Mario Bertazzoni
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Patent number: 8701890Abstract: A system of surgical instruments for use with at least a first implant and a second implant of the same type but different sizes is provided. The system includes a first container containing at least a first surgical instrument of a first type that is size specific and a second surgical instrument of a second type that is size specific; a second container containing at least a third surgical instrument of the first type and a fourth surgical instrument of the second type, wherein both the third and fourth instruments are of a second size that is different from the first size and that corresponds to the second implant; and a third container containing at least a fifth surgical instrument of a third type that is size independent.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Depuy International LimitedInventors: Mario Bertazzoni, Michael Reeve, Alberto Verteramo
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Patent number: 8597210Abstract: A computer assisted orthopaedic system includes a sensor module, a display, and a computer coupled to the display. The sensor module is configured to be positioned in a knee joint of a patient and transmit joint force data indicative of a joint force of the patient's knee joint. The computer includes a receiver circuit to receive the joint force data. The computer is configured to determine position data indicative of a position of a patient's femur and a patient's tibia and display an image of the patient's femur and the patient's tibia based on the position data. The computer is also configured to determine a medial force value and a lateral force value based on the joint force data and display the medial and lateral force values on the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Depuy (Ireland)Inventors: Jason T. Sherman, Mick Rock, Mario Bertazzoni, Michael J. Bartelme
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Patent number: 8556830Abstract: A hand-held display module includes a housing, a display coupled to the housing, and a circuit positioned in the housing and coupled to the display. The circuit includes a receiver circuit configured to communicate with a sensor module positioned in a knee joint of a patient to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. In one mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force data. In a second mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral and the anterior-posterior balance of the joint force.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: DePuyInventors: Jason T. Sherman, Mick Rock, Mario Bertazzoni, Michael J. Bartelme
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Publication number: 20130261502Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical device for determining the joint force of a patient's knee joint includes a tibial paddle shaped to be positioned in the patient's knee joint and a handle extending from the tibial paddle. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array positioned therein and configured to generate sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. The orthopaedic surgical device also includes a control circuit configured to control a display located on the handle to provide a visual indication of the medial and lateral balance of the joint force. In some embodiments, various tibial trialing components may be coupled to the tibial paddle along with an associated adaptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Jason T. Sherman, Michael J. Rock, Mario Bertazzoni, Michael J. Bartelme
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Publication number: 20110186456Abstract: A system of surgical instruments for use with at least a first implant and a second implant of the same type but different sizes is provided. The system includes a first container containing at least a first surgical instrument of a first type that is size specific and a second surgical instrument of a second type that is size specific; a second container containing at least a third surgical instrument of the first type and a fourth surgical instrument of the second type, wherein both the third and fourth instruments are of a second size that is different from the first size and that corresponds to the second implant; and a third container containing at least a fifth surgical instrument of a third type that is size independent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTDInventors: Mario Bertazzoni, Michael Reeve, Alberto Verteramo
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Publication number: 20100249660Abstract: A computer assisted orthopaedic system includes a sensor module, a display, and a computer coupled to the display. The sensor module is configured to be positioned in a knee joint of a patient and transmit joint force data indicative of a joint force of the patient's knee joint. The computer includes a receiver circuit to receive the joint force data. The computer is configured to determine position data indicative of a position of a patient's femur and a patient's tibia and display an image of the patient's femur and the patient's tibia based on the position data. The computer is also configured to determine a medial force value and a lateral force value based on the joint force data and display the medial and lateral force values on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Jason T. Sherman, Mick Rock, Mario Bertazzoni, Michael J. Bartelme
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Publication number: 20100249789Abstract: A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient includes resecting a proximal end of a patient's tibia to create a resected surface of the patient's tibia and positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on the proximal end of the patient's tibia. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array generating sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. The method also includes performing a number of orthopaedic surgical steps while monitoring a display of the sensor module that provides a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force of the patient's knee joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Mick Rock, Jason T. Sherman, Mario Bertazzoni
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Publication number: 20100249659Abstract: A hand-held display module includes a housing, a display coupled to the housing, and a circuit positioned in the housing and coupled to the display. The circuit includes a receiver circuit configured to communicate with a sensor module positioned in a knee joint of a patient to receive joint force data indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. In one mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force based on the joint force data. In a second mode, the circuit is configured to display a visual indication of the medial-lateral and the anterior-posterior balance of the joint force.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Jason T. Sherman, Mick Rock, Mario Bertazzoni, Michael J. Bartelme
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Publication number: 20080091271Abstract: A prosthetic knee system includes a tibial tray, a non-rotating tibial insert, and a rotating tibial insert. The non-rotating tibial insert and the rotating tibial insert are selectively coupleable to the tibial tray such that a fixed or a mobile orthopaedic prosthesis may be configured. In some embodiments, the tibial tray may be a fixed or mobile tibial tray. Additionally, in some embodiments, the prosthetic knee system may include a femoral component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Inventors: John A. Bonitati, Andrew Jacobs, Kyle Thomas, Mario Bertazzoni, Nikhil Kulkarni