Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Ryan

Matthew J. Ryan 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 bending a bone fixation device
    Patent number: 9642664
    Abstract: System, including apparatus and methods, for bending a bone fixation device, such as a bone plate during a surgical procedure. In some embodiments, the system may include an instrument having (a) a clamp with jaws and (b) a graspable handle portion that is manipulable while a bone plate is located between the jaws to bend the bone plate by application of pressure with the jaws at alternating positions along the bone plate. The clamp may allow the bone plate to be reoriented from an orientation for in-plane bending to an orientation for out-of-plane bending, and vice versa, while the bone plate remains between the jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Acumed LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Ryan, Eric D. Ward, Steven P. Horst
  • INSTRUMENT FOR BENDING A BONE FIXATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150012003
    Abstract: System, including apparatus and methods, for bending a bone fixation device, such as a bone plate during a surgical procedure. In some embodiments, the system may include an instrument having (a) a clamp with jaws and (b) a graspable handle portion that is manipulable while a bone plate is located between the jaws to bend the bone plate by application of pressure with the jaws at alternating positions along the bone plate. The clamp may allow the bone plate to be reoriented from an orientation for in-plane bending to an orientation for out-of-plane bending, and vice versa, while the bone plate remains between the jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew J. Ryan, Eric D. Ward, Steven P. Horst
  • ARTICULATED INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL
    Publication number: 20130325006
    Abstract: System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for bone fixation with an articulated nail. The nail may have a first segment and a second segment that extend from respective opposite ends of the nail to a joint region that connects the segments. Each segment may define one or more transverse apertures configured to receive a fastener that attaches the segment to bone. The joint region may have a movable configuration that permits pivotal rearrangement of the segments relative to each other and a locked configuration that fixes the segments relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: James W. Michelinie, Mark Clark, Matthew J. Ryan
  • BONE FIXATION WITH OVERLAPPING BONE PLATES
    Publication number: 20130023938
    Abstract: System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for bone fixation using overlapping bone plates each including a plurality of notches arranged along the bone plate to provide interchangeable overlap locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: ACUMED LLC
    Inventors: Randall J. Huebner, Steven P. Horst, Matthew J. Ryan