Patents by Inventor Nicholas Clement Mealey

Nicholas Clement Mealey 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).

  • Guide apparatus for surgical cutting tool
    Patent number: 12121244
    Abstract: A guide apparatus for a surgical cutting tool includes a plurality of plates arranged in parallel with a guide plane. The plates form opposing bearing surfaces spaced apart over a clearance distance that defines an opening. A sheath includes a cylindrical portion that extends along a longitudinal axis and forms an interior passage extending through cylindrical portion along the longitudinal axis. The cylindrical portion of the sheath slidably engages the opening through the clearance distance, and the interior passage of the sheath receives a rotary cutting head of the surgical cutting tool in an operating configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: James Tyler Clevett, Nicholas Clement Mealey, Timothy J. Thompson
  • FOLDING SURGICAL GUIDE AND METHODS OF REPAIR
    Publication number: 20230225745
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to surgical devices and methods. The disclosed surgical device and method may be used to resect, cut or otherwise remove tissue during an orthopaedic procedure. The surgical device may be reconfigured to reduce a size of the surgical device during placement in the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: James Tyler Clevett, Nicholas Clement Mealey
  • GUIDE APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL CUTTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20230085332
    Abstract: A guide apparatus for a surgical cutting tool includes a plurality of plates arranged in parallel with a guide plane. The plates form opposing bearing surfaces spaced apart over a clearance distance that defines an opening. A sheath includes a cylindrical portion that extends along a longitudinal axis and forms an interior passage extending through cylindrical portion along the longitudinal axis. The cylindrical portion of the sheath slidably engages the opening through the clearance distance, and the interior passage of the sheath receives a rotary cutting head of the surgical cutting tool in an operating configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc
    Inventors: James Tyler Clevett, Nicholas Clement Mealey, Timothy J. Thompson