Patents by Inventor Nathanael Conner

Nathanael Conner 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: 20250057576
    Abstract: Various exemplary adapters for surgical impacting tools and methods of using adapters for surgical impacting tools are provided. In general, an adapter can be configured to be releasably attached to a surgical implement configured to impact bone. The adapter can be fixedly, non-releasably attached to a surgical impacting tool handpiece or can be configured to be releasably attached to a surgical impacting tool handpiece. The surgical impacting tool handpiece, such as a handpiece of an orthopedic impactor, is configured to drive impacting of the surgical implement relative to bone. Each of a plurality of surgical implements configured to be attached to the adapter can be different from one another in one or more aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Nathanael Conner, Cory Shulaw
  • Publication number: 20240156503
    Abstract: Various exemplary surgical impacting tool couplings and methods of using surgical impacting tool couplings are provided. In general, an adapter can be configured to be releasably attached to a surgical impacting tool handpiece. The adapter can be configured to couple to a surgical implement configured to impact bone. The surgical impacting tool handpiece, such as a handpiece of an orthopedic impactor, is configured to drive impacting of the surgical implement relative to bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Schmitt, Cory Shulaw, David Narducci, Jon M. Edwards, Nathanael Conner
  • Publication number: 20070225719
    Abstract: Various suture anchors and surgical methods are provided. A two-part suture anchor is provided having a continuously threaded anchor body defining an axial bore and a pin. The pin includes a tip and a plate defining at least two suture receiving openings aligned in a single plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axial bore is disposed in anchor body. Methods of attaching soft tissue to bone are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Stone, Troy Walters, Gregory Denham, Nathanael Conner