Patents by Inventor Nick A. Deeter

Nick A. Deeter 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: 9168188
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cutting a material, especially with low material speed and high cutting torque. In some embodiments, the apparatus is a hand-held device for quietly cutting through an orthopedic cast with little or no generation of debris. In yet other embodiments, there is a method for automatically advancing material past a shearing surface, such that the shearing action occurs at about the same velocity as the advancement. In yet other embodiments, there is a device for cutting material between a foot and a sharp edge, with the bottom of the foot being under the sharp edge to protect the skin of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Zwirkoski, Joseph T. Adams, Nick A. Deeter, Gary D. Barnett, Bob von Seggern, Michael C. Jones
  • Publication number: 20120042524
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cutting through a layer of material. Some embodiments pertain to the removal of an orthopedic cast in a manner that is quiet and generates little or no particulate matter. In yet other embodiments there are a pair of toothed wheels that press down and penetrate into the cast and then split the cast by moving it past a sharp edge. In some embodiments the cutting head is reversible for the cutting of material in either of two opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Nick A. Deeter, Robert von Seggern, David W. Daniels, Mark Fox, Scott Brown, Christopher Bremer
  • Publication number: 20120005904
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cutting a material, especially with low material speed and high cutting torque. In some embodiments, the apparatus is a hand-held device for quietly cutting through an orthopedic cast with little or no generation of debris. In yet other embodiments, there is a method for automatically advancing material past a shearing surface, such that the shearing action occurs at about the same velocity as the advancement. In yet other embodiments, there is a device for cutting material between a foot and a sharp edge, with the bottom of the foot being under the sharp edge to protect the skin of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ORTHOPEDIATRICS, LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Zwirkoski, Joseph T. Adams, Nick A. Deeter, Gary D. Barnett, Bob Van Seggern, Michael C. Jones
  • Publication number: 20090163959
    Abstract: A bone plating system to aid in tibial rotational osteotomy correction. Also, a method for correcting a long bone that has an angular misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Nick A. Deeter, Gary D. Barnett, Michael C. Jones, David W. Daniels
  • Publication number: 20030204267
    Abstract: A comprehensive modular implant system is provided that is especially adapted for limb preservation. The modular components of the system can be combined to perform proximal, distal or total long bone replacement. Each replacement component is connected by a Morse taper engagement. The Morse taper engagement can be augmented by interlocking anti-rotation features between adjacent components. Certain components are configured to form part of a skeletal joint, while other components are configured for engagement within existing portions of the long bone. A number of segmental components operate as spacers for spanning the length of a removed section of bone. Certain segmental components are provided in several lengths, with one group of lengths increasing in 5 mm increments. Combinations of the segmental components can accommodate replacement lengths from 25 mm to 170 mm in 5 mm increments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Stephen A. Hazebrouck, Nick A. Deeter, Marc E. Ruhling, Mark B. Lester, Joe William Ferguson
  • Patent number: D635670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corporation
    Inventors: Nick A. Deeter, Gary D. Barnett, Bob von Seggern, Paul A. Zwirkoski, Joseph T. Adams
  • Patent number: D388874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: ViAtro, Corp.
    Inventors: Jan J. Lewandowski, Nick A. Deeter
  • Patent number: D389964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: ViAtro, Corp.
    Inventors: Jan J. Lewandowski, Nick A. Deeter, John A. Engelhardt
  • Patent number: D390668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: ViAtro, Corp.
    Inventors: Jan J. Lewandowski, Nick A. Deeter