Patents by Inventor Nigel John Bird

Nigel John Bird 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).

  • Surgical impactor
    Patent number: 9364345
    Abstract: A surgical impactor (2) for inserting a prosthetic implant (26) into a bone, the surgical impactor (2) comprising: a movable retaining means (8) for releasably connecting the implant (26) to the surgical impactor (2), wherein the movable retaining means (8) has a first position in which the implant (26) is connected to the surgical impactor (2) and a second position in which the implant (26) is not connected to the surgical impactor (2); and a mechanism (14, 16) for moving the movable retaining means (8) between the first and second positions, wherein the movable retaining means (8) and the mechanism (14, 16) are removable from the surgical impactor (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: BIOMET UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Russell Lloyd, Mona Alinejad, David Wycliffe Murray, Christopher Dodd, Paul James Kistle, Nigel John Bird
  • SURGICAL IMPACTOR
    Publication number: 20120184966
    Abstract: A surgical impactor (2) for inserting a prosthetic implant (26) into a bone, the surgical impactor (2) comprising: a movable retaining means (8) for releasably connecting the implant (26) to the surgical impactor (2), wherein the movable retaining means (8) has a first position in which the implant (26) is connected to the surgical impactor (2) and a second position in which the implant (26) is not connected to the surgical impactor (2); and a mechanism (14, 16) for moving the movable retaining means (8) between the first and second positions, wherein the movable retaining means (8) and the mechanism (14, 16) are removable from the surgical impactor (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: BIOMET UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Russell Lloyd, Mona Alinejad, David Wycliffe Murray, Christopher Dodd, Paul James Kistle, Nigel John Bird