Patents by Inventor Michael T. Saloka

Michael T. Saloka 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).

  • TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETERMINING SEATING OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT DURING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20230181336
    Abstract: Technologies for determining seating of an orthopaedic implant during an orthopaedic surgical procedure includes an impaction sensor and an impaction analyzer. The impaction sensor produces sensor data, in response to an impaction between an orthopaedic mallet and a surgical tool indicative of an initial impact and a secondary impact of the impaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Dustin R. Whitaker, Michael T. Saloka
  • Technologies for determining seating of an orthopaedic implant during an orthopaedic surgical procedure
    Patent number: 11596528
    Abstract: Technologies for determining seating of an orthopaedic implant during an orthopaedic surgical procedure includes an impaction sensor and an impaction analyzer. The impaction sensor produces sensor data, in response to an impaction between an orthopaedic mallet and a surgical tool indicative of an initial impact and a secondary impact of the impaction. The impaction analyzer analyzes the sensor data to determine a temporal length between the initial and secondary impacts and determines whether the orthopaedic implant is sufficiently seated into the bone based on the temporal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Dustin R. Whitaker, Michael T. Saloka
  • TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETERMINING SEATING OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT DURING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20210145603
    Abstract: Technologies for determining seating of an orthopaedic implant during an orthopaedic surgical procedure includes an impaction sensor and an impaction analyzer. The impaction sensor produces sensor data, in response to an impaction between an orthopaedic mallet and a surgical tool indicative of an initial impact and a secondary impact of the impaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Dustin R. Whitaker, Michael T. Saloka