Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Frankle

Mark Alan Frankle 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).

  • SHOULDER IMPLANT COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200129301
    Abstract: A shoulder implant system includes a humeral stem implant, a humeral neck implant component, a humeral head implant component, and a glenoid implant. The humeral stem implant has a fin coupled to an exterior surface thereof that is inwardly tapered at an angle relative to vertical. At least a portion of the fin forms a wedge that directly engages and compacts cancellous bone during installation of the humeral stem implant. The humeral neck implant component is configured to be coupled with the humeral stem implant. The humeral head implant component is configured to be coupled to the humeral stem implant via the humeral neck implant component. The glenoid implant has a plurality of peripheral pegs. Each of the peripheral pegs has a plurality of sets of resilient lobes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, JR., Andrew M. Dickson, Kirstin Widding, Joseph Albert Abboud, Surena Namdari, Mark Alan Frankle, Jonathan C. Levy, Gerald Ross Williams, JR., Nathan Oliver Plowman, Richard Justin Hyer
  • Shoulder implant components
    Patent number: 10561501
    Abstract: A shoulder implant system includes a humeral stem implant, a humeral neck implant component, a humeral head implant component, and a glenoid implant. The humeral stem implant has a fin coupled to an exterior surface thereof that is inwardly tapered at an angle relative to vertical. At least a portion of the fin forms a wedge that directly engages and compacts cancellous bone during installation of the humeral stem implant. The humeral neck implant component is configured to be coupled with the humeral stem implant. The humeral head implant component is configured to be coupled to the humeral stem implant via the humeral neck implant component. The glenoid implant has a plurality of peripheral pegs. Each of the peripheral pegs has a plurality of sets of resilient lobes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Encore Medical, L.P.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Andrew M. Dickson, Kirstin Widding, Joseph Albert Abboud, Surena Namdari, Mark Alan Frankle, Jonathan C. Levy, Gerald Ross Williams, Jr., Nathan Oliver Plowman, Richard Justin Hyer
  • Shoulder Implant Components
    Publication number: 20180200067
    Abstract: A shoulder implant system includes a humeral stem implant, a humeral neck implant component, a humeral head implant component, and a glenoid implant. The humeral stem implant has a fin coupled to an exterior surface thereof that is inwardly tapered at an angle relative to vertical. At least a portion of the fin forms a wedge that directly engages and compacts cancellous bone during installation of the humeral stem implant. The humeral neck implant component is configured to be coupled with the humeral stem implant. The humeral head implant component is configured to be coupled to the humeral stem implant via the humeral neck implant component. The glenoid implant has a plurality of peripheral pegs. Each of the peripheral pegs has a plurality of sets of resilient lobes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Stuart L. Axelson, JR., Andrew M. Dickson, Kirstin Widding, Joseph Albert Abboud, Surena Namdari, Mark Alan Frankle, Jonathan C. Levy, Gerald Ross Williams, Jr., Nathan Oliver Plowman, Richard Justin Hyer