Patents by Inventor Megan Stockdill

Megan Stockdill 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING A FASTENER INTO BONE
    Publication number: 20230270482
    Abstract: An insertion guide for guiding a fastener having a head and a shaft. The insertion guide includes a sidewall constructed of a biocompatible material having an entrance end, an exit end, and a cavity extending from the entrance end to the exit end. The sidewall has a guide portion and a fastener connector portion. The guide portion of the sidewall extends from the entrance end toward the exit end, and the fastener connector portion of the sidewall extends from the exit end toward the guide portion. The sidewall in the guide portion is configured such that the cavity has a first cross-sectional distance greater than the head of the fastener. The sidewall in the fastener connector portion has a second cross-sectional distance greater than the shaft, and less than the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Megan Stockdill, Benjamin Barrall, Peter Van Citters
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING A FASTENER INTO BONE
    Publication number: 20210113255
    Abstract: An insertion guide for guiding a fastener having a head and a shaft. The insertion guide includes a sidewall constructed of a biocompatible material having an entrance end, an exit end, and a cavity extending from the entrance end to the exit end. The sidewall has a guide portion and a fastener connector portion. The guide portion of the sidewall extends from the entrance end toward the exit end, and the fastener connector portion of the sidewall extends from the exit end toward the guide portion. The sidewall in the guide portion is configured such that the cavity has a first cross-sectional distance greater than the head of the fastener. The sidewall in the fastener connector portion has a second cross-sectional distance greater than the shaft, and less than the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Megan Stockdill, Benjamin Barrall, Peter Van Citters