Patents by Inventor Mohamed M. Elfekky

Mohamed M. Elfekky 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).

  • Revision joint replacement device and method
    Patent number: 11134958
    Abstract: A device to aid in performing a revision surgery on a joint can comprise: a body member having a bone facing bottom surface, an opposing top surface, a first end portion configured to be disposed on a bone, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion and configured to be disposed on the bone nearer to the joint relative to the first end portion; a connecting member attached to the body member and configured to extend beyond an end of the bone; and a guide member attached to the connecting member and including an opening configured to receive a cutting tool. The device can be sized and shaped based on a computed tomography scan of the bone, and the guide member can be configured so that when the device is installed on the bone, the longitudinal axis of the opening is aligned with a longitudinal direction of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Samih Tarabichi, Mohamed M. Elfekky
  • REVISION JOINT REPLACEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190069906
    Abstract: A device to aid in performing a revision surgery on a joint can comprise: a body member having a bone facing bottom surface, an opposing top surface, a first end portion configured to be disposed on a bone, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion and configured to be disposed on the bone nearer to the joint relative to the first end portion; a connecting member attached to the body member and configured to extend beyond an end of the bone; and a guide member attached to the connecting member and including an opening configured to receive a cutting tool. The device can be sized and shaped based on a computed tomography scan of the bone, and the guide member can be configured so that when the device is installed on the bone, the longitudinal axis of the opening is aligned with a longitudinal direction of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Samih Tarabichi, Mohamed M. Elfekky
  • Revision joint replacement device and method
    Patent number: 10159493
    Abstract: A device to aid in performing a revision surgery on a joint can comprise: a body member having a bone facing bottom surface, an opposing top surface, a first end portion configured to be disposed on a bone, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion and configured to be disposed on the bone nearer to the joint relative to the first end portion; a connecting member attached to the body member and configured to extend beyond an end of the bone; and a guide member attached to the connecting member and including an opening configured to receive a cutting tool. The device can be sized and shaped based on a computed tomography scan of the bone, and the guide member can be configured so that when the device is installed on the bone, the longitudinal axis of the opening is aligned with a longitudinal direction of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Samih Tarabichi, Mohamed M. Elfekky
  • REVISION JOINT REPLACEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150190143
    Abstract: A device to aid in performing a revision surgery on a joint can comprise: a body member having a bone facing bottom surface, an opposing top surface, a first end portion configured to be disposed on a bone, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion and configured to be disposed on the bone nearer to the joint relative to the first end portion; a connecting member attached to the body member and configured to extend beyond an end of the bone; and a guide member attached to the connecting member and including an opening configured to receive a cutting tool. The device can be sized and shaped based on a computed tomography scan of the bone, and the guide member can be configured so that when the device is installed on the bone, the longitudinal axis of the opening is aligned with a longitudinal direction of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Samih Tarabichi, Mohamed M. Elfekky