Patents by Inventor Nathan W. Kellar

Nathan W. Kellar 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).

  • Method and apparatus for extraction of medical implants
    Patent number: 9770279
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracting a medical implant from bone includes: a housing; a coupler carried by the housing and configured to be mechanically connected to a medical implant; and a forcing mechanism carried by the housing and operable to apply a cyclic excitation force with a specified amplitude, frequency, and vector to the coupler. Methods are described for using the apparatus to remove and/or implant medical implants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Little Engine, LLC
    Inventors: Franz W. Kellar, Harold L. Crowder, Michael D. Bissette, Nathan W. Kellar, Mark S. Wabalas
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20160338751
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracting a medical implant from bone includes: a housing; a coupler carried by the housing and configured to be mechanically connected to a medical implant; and a forcing mechanism carried by the housing and operable to apply a cyclic excitation force with a specified amplitude, frequency, and vector to the coupler. Methods are described for using the apparatus to remove and/or implant medical implants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Franz W. Kellar, Harold L. Crowder, Michael D. Bissette, Nathan W. Kellar, Mark S. Wabalas