Patents by Inventor Mary I. O'Conner

Mary I. O'Conner 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: 20090222007
    Abstract: The modular stem component may include a shaft portion, a head, and a sleeve. The shaft portion is configured for receipt within the intramedullary canal of a bone and the head is configured to receive another component of a modular prosthetic system, such as a femoral neck, thereon. In one exemplary embodiment, the head extends radially around at least a portion of the stem and includes a rib defining a flange extending therefrom. The sleeve, which is formed as an independent part of the modular stem component and is made at least partially of a highly porous biomaterial, includes opposing ends and has a bore extending therethrough. The bore is configured to facilitate sliding receipt of the sleeve on the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Dennis R Aquilo, John E. Meyers, Douglas G. Branscome, Jack D. Jennings, Abraham P. Habegger, Alex P. Stoller, Kelly A. Timmons, Nathan Chastain, Marvin Figueroa, Clarence M. Panchison, Gary D. Bos, Ernest U. Conrad, Kimberly Les, Herrn Neumann, Mary I. O'Conner, Peter S. Walker, George D. Letson, Thomas P. Vail