Patents by Inventor Nathan A. Swain

Nathan A. Swain 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).

  • Surgical cutting accessory with nickel titanium alloy cutting head
    Publication number: 20050149085
    Abstract: A cutting accessory (20) for use with powered surgical tools. The cutting accessory has a hub (28) for coupling the accessory to the output shaft of a handpiece. A drive shaft (26) formed of stainless steel or other relatively rigid material extends forward from the hub. A head (30) formed from nickel titanium alloy or other metal that is more flexible than the material forming the drive shaft is attached to the distal end of the drive shaft. The head is shaped to form the cutting edges of the cutting accessory. In some versions of the invention, intermediate sections (60) of the drive shaft are formed from the flexible metal or metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Braden Robison, Nathan Swain, Kurt Deutmeyer
  • Surgical cutting accessory with nickel titanium alloy cutting head
    Patent number: 6824552
    Abstract: A cutting accessory (20) for use with powered surgical tools. The cutting accessory has a hub (28) for coupling the accessory to the output shaft of a handpiece. A drive shaft (26) formed of stainless steel or other relatively rigid material extends forward from the hub. A head (30) formed from nickel titanium alloy or other metal that is more flexible than the material forming the drive shaft is attached to the distal end of the drive shaft. The head is shaped to form the cutting edges of the cutting accessory. In some versions of the invention, intermediate sections (60) of the drive shaft are formed from the flexible metal or metal alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Braden M. Robison, Nathan A. Swain
  • Surgical cutting accessory with nickel titanium alloy cutting head
    Publication number: 20030191487
    Abstract: A cutting accessory (20) for use with powered surgical tools. The cutting accessory has a hub (28) for coupling the accessory to the output shaft of a handpiece. A drive shaft (26) formed of stainless steel or other relatively rigid material extends forward from the hub. A head (30) formed from nickel titanium alloy or other metal that is more flexible than the material forming the drive shaft is attached to the distal end of the drive shaft. The head is shaped to form the cutting edges of the cutting accessory. In some versions of the invention, intermediate sections (60) of the drive shaft are formed from the flexible metal or metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Braden M. Robison, Nathan A. Swain