Patents by Inventor Nick Bishop

Nick Bishop 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 of implanting an implant including bone abrasion
    Patent number: 8308809
    Abstract: An implant assembly having an articulating surface and an axial cavity arranged to receive an end of a bone, the axial cavity being generally circular in cross section in a plane normal to the axis of the implant, and including a spacing element detachable from the implant. At least a portion of the interior surface of the cavity is roughened and is arranged to abrade bone when the end of the bone is received in the cavity. The spacing element is arranged to prevent the implant from fully seating on the end of the bone such that the implant and the end of the bone are in a predetermined spaced apart arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Depuy International Limited
    Inventors: Nick Bishop, Gary Moore, Michael Morlock
  • IMPLANT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100298944
    Abstract: An implant assembly having an articulating surface and an axial cavity arranged to receive an end of a bone, the axial cavity being generally circular in cross section in a plane normal to the axis of the implant, and including a spacing element detachable from the implant. At least a portion of the interior surface of the cavity is roughened and is arranged to abrade bone when the end of the bone is received in the cavity. The spacing element is arranged to prevent the implant from fully seating on the end of the bone such that the implant and the end of the bone are in a predetermined spaced apart arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Nick Bishop, Gary Moore, Michael Morlock