Patents by Inventor Nathan A Winslow
Nathan A Winslow 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).
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Publication number: 20240023953Abstract: Systems and methods for tissue repair are illustrated and described. One such system optionally includes any one or combination of: one or more sutures, a suture anchor configured to couple with the one or more sutures and a prosthesis. The prosthesis can optionally be configured to be inserted in a bone of a patient. The prosthesis can have a first surface and at least one passage therein. The at least one passage can have a first opening at the first surface and a second opening. The suture anchor can be configured to couple with the prosthesis at one or more of the first surface or the at least one passage. The one or more sutures can be configured to pass through the prosthesis via the at least one passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Nathan A. Winslow
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Publication number: 20240023954Abstract: Disclosure herein are knotless suture anchor constructs and methods of use thereof. The suture anchor constructs can include a bone anchor and a suture. The bone anchor can include a suture anchoring member and can define a cavity and a longitudinal passage extending from a trailing end of the bone anchor at least partially therethrough to the cavity. The suture anchoring member can be located in the cavity. The suture can be coupled to the suture anchoring member and can include a tensioning portion, a repair portion, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion can form a suture loop extending along the longitudinal passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Nathan A. Winslow, Hoang Nguyen
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Publication number: 20240008993Abstract: A humeral arthroplasty system includes a sensor device, a humeral head including a first portion of circuitry of the sensor device and an adapter socket, a taper adapter configured to seat within the adapter socket, a stemless humeral anchor couplable to the taper adapter, and a second portion of circuitry of the sensor device extending into the adapter socket. The taper adapter and the stemless humeral anchor can comprise a central bore extending therethrough, and the second portion of the circuitry of the sensor device can be connected to the first portion by an electrical circuit extending through the taper adapter. The humeral head can comprise a ceramic material. The second portion of circuitry can comprise a force sensor extending into the adapter socket, wherein the taper adapter is configured to engage the force sensor when seated in the adapter socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Kevin Miller, Nathan A. Winslow, Raymond C. Parisi, Andrew Scott Payton
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Patent number: 11826038Abstract: Disclosure herein are knotless suture anchor constructs and methods of use thereof. The suture anchor constructs can include a bone anchor and a suture. The bone anchor can include a suture anchoring member and can define a cavity and a longitudinal passage extending from a trailing end of the bone anchor at least partially therethrough to the cavity. The suture anchoring member can be located in the cavity. The suture can be coupled to the suture anchoring member and can include a tensioning portion, a repair portion, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion can form a suture loop extending along the longitudinal passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Nathan A. Winslow, Hoang Nguyen
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Patent number: 11801064Abstract: A humeral cut guide member for resectioning or resurfacing a humeral head, including a bone-engagement member including a first patient-specific bone-engagement surface that is complementary and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position on a specific patient's humeral head; a registration member connected to the bone-engagement member including a second patient-specific bone engagement surface that is sized and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position with the specific patient's bicipital groove; and a cut guide plate connected to the bone-engagement member and defining an elongated slot.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Clinton E. Kehres, Benjamin Isaiah Joseph, Nathan A. Winslow, Jason M. Hurst
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Publication number: 20230329694Abstract: A tissue repair device is disclosed. The tissue repair device can include any one or combination of features including an end effector and an actuator. A deformable first anchor and a deformable second anchor can be captured by the end effector. The actuator can selectively engage the first anchor and the second anchor in a series. The actuator can deploy the first anchor from the end effector into tissue and then can be selectively moveable to engage and deploy the second anchor from the end effector into the tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Christopher M. Palese, Daniel R. Norton, Nathan A. Winslow
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Publication number: 20230320717Abstract: A method of soft tissue repair comprises attaching at least one suture to a soft tissue to be affixed to a bone structure, positioning a tissue anchor on a driver, positioning a cinching suture alongside the driver, engaging a catch of the cinching suture with a stop of the driver, capturing the at least one suture attached to the soft tissue in a loop of the cinching suture positioned proximate a distal tip of the driver, drawing the at least one suture toward the distal tip of the driver by pulling at least a first portion of the cinching suture; preventing the cinching suture from passing by the driver by engaging the catch with the stop, and installing the tissue anchor into the bone structure to secure the at least one suture in the bone structure by interference-friction fixation between the tissue anchor and the bone structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Christopher M. Palese, Nathan A. Winslow
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Patent number: 11730465Abstract: A self-adjusting suture construct can include a suture extending from a passive end to an active end. The passive end can include a first loop that the active end can be passed through to form a second loop. The active end can then be pulled to tighten the second loop around a portion of a patient's anatomy. The active end can be passed through an anchor and the anchor can be implanted to lock the tightened second loop.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Nathan A. Winslow, Derek J. Harper, Kevin N. Baird
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Publication number: 20230088038Abstract: Disclosed herein are suture systems and method of use thereof. The suture systems can include a passer, a needle, a first suture, and a second suture. The needle can be sized to pass through a cavity defined by the passer and define an attachment member. The first suture can include a first end, a second end, and a portion sized to be received by the attachment member and pass through the passer. The second suture can include a suture passage extending from a suture inlet to a suture exit. The first suture can be operable to pull a portion of the second suture at least partially around an anatomical structure. The second suture can be operable to reduce an anatomical structure when a first end of the second suture is passed through the suture passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventor: Nathan A. Winslow
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Patent number: 11602360Abstract: A patient-specific guide tool for guiding an object toward a glenoid face of a scapula of a patient for implantation of a shoulder prosthetic device is disclosed. The guide tool includes a guide portion that includes a guide surface. The guide surface is configured to guide movement of the object toward the glenoid face. Furthermore, the guide tool includes a patient-specific portion that is operably coupled to the glenoid portion. The patient-specific portion includes at least one patient-specific surface that is three-dimensionally contoured and that is configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the scapula to thereby position the guide surface at a predetermined position relative to the glenoid face.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Benjamin P. Heilman, Nathan A. Winslow, John M. McDaniel, Gregory J. Denham
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Patent number: 11553930Abstract: A bone reamer includes a first member having a first hub and a second member having a second hub. The first hub can extend along a first axis and have a pair of elongated cutting arms that are fixed to the first hub. The elongated cutting arms can extend along a second axis that is generally perpendicular relative to the first axis. The first hub can define a track thereon. The second hub can extend along a third axis. The second member can have a second pair of elongated cutting arms that are fixed to the second hub and extend along a fourth axis that is generally perpendicular to the third axis. The second member can have a track follower extending thereon and that is configured to slidably advance along the track causing the first and second members to move between a collapsed position and an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Clinton E. Kehres, Nathan A. Winslow, Daniel D. Fritzinger
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Patent number: 11419618Abstract: A glenoid guide has an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is a patient-specific surface configured as a negative surface of a glenoid face based on a three-dimensional image of a shoulder joint of a patient reconstructed preoperatively from image scans of the shoulder joint of the patient. The glenoid guide includes an anatomic tubular drill guide extending from the upper surface along an anatomic alignment axis configured preoperatively with a patient-specific orientation and insertion location for guiding a glenoid implant into the glenoid face for anatomic shoulder arthroplasty. The glenoid guide includes a reverse tubular drill guide extending from the upper surface along a reverse alignment axis configured preoperatively with a patient-specific orientation and insertion location for guiding a glenoid baseplate into the glenoid face for reverse shoulder arthroplasty.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Clinton E. Kehres, Christopher Eash, Nathan A. Winslow
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Patent number: 11376092Abstract: Various parallax-free indicator devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The indicator device may have a housing defining an aperture and a light source assembly at least partially disposed in the housing. The housing may be selectively securable via a fastener to an instrument in a selected orientation relative to the instrument. The light source assembly may have a light source operably coupled to a power source via a power circuit. The light source may be positioned within the housing to emit through the housing aperture. Upon activation, the light source assembly emits a parallax-free alignment indicator along an alignment axis that may have at least one of a selected angle and a selected displacement relative to a selected reference axis. The alignment indicator may guide a surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Nicholas Muir, Nathan A. Winslow, Stephen H. Hoag
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Patent number: 11344435Abstract: A system for repairing a glenoid defect of a specific patient can include a patient-specific punch and a patient-specific shaping block. The patient-specific punch can form a patient-specific glenoid implant from a bone puck. The patient-specific shaping block can shape the patient-specific glenoid implant to match and fill a glenoid defect of a specific patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Nathan A. Winslow, Michael Francis Kovacs, John Schulz
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Patent number: 11213400Abstract: An elbow prosthesis according to the present teachings can include a stem structure and an articulating component. The stem structure can be operable to be positioned in a bone of a joint. The stem structure can include a stem portion that is operable to be positioned in the bone and a C-shaped body portion having a first retaining mechanism formed thereon. The articulating component can have a second retaining mechanism formed thereon. One of the first and second retaining mechanisms can comprise an extension portion and a first anti-rotation portion. The other retaining mechanism can comprise a receiving portion and a second anti-rotation portion. The articulating component can be advanced from an insertion position to an assembled position, such that the first and second mechanisms cooperatively interlock to inhibit translation and rotation of the articulating component relative to the C-shaped body portion of the stem structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas J. Katrana, Nathan A. Winslow, Thomas M. Vanasse, Brian K. Berelsman
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Publication number: 20210338444Abstract: A system for aligning components of a prosthetic includes a mounting plate, a fastener and an adapter coupling plate. The mounting plate comprises: a first major surface; a second major surface opposing the first major surface; an adapter accommodation hole extending through the mounting plate; and sizing indicia located on the second major surface. The fastener extends from the mounting plate. The adapter coupling plate comprises: a third major surface; a fourth major surface opposing the third major surface; an adapter coupling hole extending through the adapter coupling plate and surrounded by the adapter accommodation hole; and an indicator located on the fourth major surface to point to the sizing indicia on the mounting plate. The adapter coupling plate can be slidable along a slot surrounding the fastener or a tongue and groove system connecting the adapter coupling plate and the mounting plate and locked via the fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Nicholas Muir, Ravikumar Varadarajan, Nathan A. Winslow
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Publication number: 20210259845Abstract: A glenoid implant is provided and may include a body portion and a stem portion. The stem portion may extend from the body portion along a longitudinal axis. The body portion may include an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side. At least a portion of the bone-engaging side may be disposed at a non-parallel angle relative to at least a peripheral edge of the articulation side.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Michael Francis Kovacs, John M. McDaniel, Nathan A. Winslow, Thomas M. Vanasse, Michael A. Wack
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Patent number: 11083588Abstract: A system for aligning components of a prosthetic includes a mounting plate, a fastener and an adapter coupling plate. The mounting plate comprises: a first major surface; a second major surface opposing the first major surface; an adapter accommodation hole extending through the mounting plate; and sizing indicia located on the second major surface. The fastener extends from the mounting plate. The adapter coupling plate comprises: a third major surface; a fourth major surface opposing the third major surface; an adapter coupling hole extending through the adapter coupling plate and surrounded by the adapter accommodation hole; and an indicator located on the fourth major surface to point to the sizing indicia on the mounting plate. The adapter coupling plate can be slidable along a slot surrounding the fastener or a tongue and groove system connecting the adapter coupling plate and the mounting plate and locked via the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Nicholas Muir, Ravikumar Varadarajan, Nathan A. Winslow
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Publication number: 20210212706Abstract: A humeral cut guide member for resectioning or resurfacing a humeral head, including a bone-engagement member including a first patient-specific bone-engagement surface that is complementary and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position on a specific patient's humeral head; a registration member connected to the bone-engagement member including a second patient-specific bone engagement surface that is sized and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position with the specific patient's bicipital groove; and a cut guide plate connected to the bone-engagement member and defining an elongated slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Clinton E. Kehres, Benjamin Isaiah Joseph, Nathan A. Winslow, Jason M. Hurst
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Patent number: 11033400Abstract: A glenoid implant is provided and may include a body portion and a stem portion. The stem portion may extend from the body portion along a longitudinal axis. The body portion may include an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side. At least a portion of the bone-engaging side may be disposed at a non-parallel angle relative to at least a peripheral edge of the articulation side.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing LLCInventors: Michael Francis Kovacs, John M. McDaniel, Nathan A. Winslow, Thomas M. Vanasse, Michael A. Wack