Patents by Inventor Nicholas Monks

Nicholas Monks 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).

  • Patent number: 10543004
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices provide for a bone centering drill guide. The bone centering drill guide may include a clamping mechanism which clamps to a bone in a pivotable fashion. The proximal end of the clamping mechanism includes a handle portion having a first arm and a second arm which is configured to allow a user to grip the device and exert force which urges the first and second arms toward each other. The distal end includes a clamping portion having first and second arms which are urged into a closed configuration when closing force is provided to the handle portion. The proximal end may further include a locking mechanism which locks the clamping device in a clamped configuration. The bone centering drill guide may further include a guide slot disposed on the distal end above the clamping arms, the slot configured to remain centered between the first and second clamping arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: OsteoMed LLC
    Inventors: Randall W. Viola, Nicholas Monks, Joseph Pepin, Eduardo Franco
  • Patent number: 10537371
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes various embodiments of a plate and guide that enable fixation of a fractured bone while reducing damage to tissue in the vicinity of the fractured bone. The plate may be sized and dimensioned such that the plate may be slid underneath a muscle or other tissue and positioned into a proper location for providing fixation of the plate to the fractured bone without requiring cutting of the muscle or other tissue. The guide may be sized and dimensioned to interface with the plate such that the guide is place over the top of the muscle or other tissue, thereby enabling the guide to be used for providing screws or other devices (e.g., rods, K-wires, etc.) to the plate in a proper orientation to provide fixation to the fractured bone without requiring cutting of the muscle or other tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: OsteoMed LLC
    Inventors: Randall W. Viola, Nicholas Monks, Joseph Pepin, Eduardo Franco
  • Publication number: 20170181757
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices provide for a bone centering drill guide. The bone centering drill guide may include a clamping mechanism which clamps to a bone in a pivotable fashion. The proximal end of the clamping mechanism includes a handle portion having a first arm and a second arm which is configured to allow a user to grip the device and exert force which urges the first and second arms toward each other. The distal end includes a clamping portion having first and second arms which are urged into a closed configuration when closing force is provided to the handle portion. The proximal end may further include a locking mechanism which locks the clamping device in a clamped configuration. The bone centering drill guide may further include a guide slot disposed on the distal end above the clamping arms, the slot configured to remain centered between the first and second clamping arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Randall W. Viola, Nicholas Monks, Joseph Pepin, Eduardo Franco
  • Publication number: 20170181782
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes various embodiments of a plate and guide that enable fixation of a fractured bone while reducing damage to tissue in the vicinity of the fractured bone. The plate may be sized and dimensioned such that the plate may be slid underneath a muscle or other tissue and positioned into a proper location for providing fixation of the plate to the fractured bone without requiring cutting of the muscle or other tissue. The guide may be sized and dimensioned to interface with the plate such that the guide is place over the top of the muscle or other tissue, thereby enabling the guide to be used for providing screws or other devices (e.g., rods, K-wires, etc.) to the plate in a proper orientation to provide fixation to the fractured bone without requiring cutting of the muscle or other tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: RANDALL W. VIOLA, NICHOLAS MONKS, JOSEPH PEPIN, EDUARDO FRANCO
  • Patent number: D803402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: OsteoMed LLC
    Inventors: Raymond B. Raven, III, Jonathan Tueting, Dan A. Zlotolow, Joseph Pepin, Luan Kadiasi, Philip Roos, Nicholas Monks
  • Patent number: D811594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: OsteoMed LLC
    Inventors: Raymond B. Raven, III, Jonathan Tueting, Dan A. Zlotolow, Joseph Pepin, Luan Kadiasi, Philip Roos, Nicholas Monks