Patents by Inventor Mark E. Milburn

Mark E. Milburn 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).

  • Instrument for evaluating balance of knee joint
    Patent number: 6022377
    Abstract: A knee joint balancing instrument. A first body includes a first paddle for engaging a proximal end of a tibial bone. A second body includes a second paddle for engaging a distal end of a femoral bone. A rack is attached to the first body and is moveable relative thereto in a superior-inferior direction. The second body is pivotally mounted to the rack for pivoting about an axis extending in an anterior-posterior direction. A ratchet is connected to the first body and to the rack for selectively restraining movement of the rack in the superior-inferior direction relative to the first body. A pinion is connected to the first body and engages the rack to cause movement of the rack in the superior-inferior direction relative to the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Sulzer Orthopedics Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas G. Nuelle, Mark B. Lester, Mark E. Milburn, Erroll Sweat, Stuart Weikel