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).

  • Publication number: 20250082480
    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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Dustin R. Whitaker, Michael T. Saloka
  • Patent number: 12201533
    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: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Dustin R. Whitaker, Michael T. Saloka
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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