Patents by Inventor Owen Carlos McGarity

Owen Carlos McGarity 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).

  • Transbuccal plate holding cannula
    Patent number: 8398685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transbuccal plate holding cannula used in osteofixation procedures. The transbuccal plate holding cannula of the present invention can be releasably secured to a bone plate such that tools and fasteners may be passed through the plate holding cannula in order to secure the bone plate to a bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: Owen Carlos McGarity, Bryan James Griffiths, Paul Christopher Ciccone, Ross Jonathan Hamel, Dana Joseph Coombs, Robert Joseph Chilton, III
  • Forceps and system using same
    Patent number: 8152834
    Abstract: A pair of forceps including first and second elongated members pivotally connected together. A handle and a head are defined at opposing ends of the first and second elongated members. In one preferred embodiment, a threaded cannula receiving chamber is disposed in the head, and the elongated members are separable via manipulation of the first and second elongated members with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: Owen Carlos McGarity, Bryan Griffiths
  • TRANSBUCCAL PLATE HOLDING CANNULA
    Publication number: 20090076556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transbuccal plate holding cannula used in osteofixation procedures. The transbuccal plate holding cannula of the present invention can be releasably secured to a bone plate such that tools and fasteners may be passed through the plate holding cannula in order to secure the bone plate to a bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Synthes USA
    Inventors: Owen Carlos McGarity, Bryan James Griffiths, Paul Christopher Ciccone, Ross Jonathan Hamel, Dana Joseph Coombs, Robert Joseph Chilton III
  • Transbuccal plate holding cannula
    Patent number: 7473255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transbuccal plate holding cannula used in osteofixation procedures. The transbuccal plate holding cannula of the present invention can be releasibly secured to a bone plate such that tools and fasteners may be passed through the plate holding cannula in order to secure the bone plate to a bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Synthes (U.S.A.)
    Inventors: Owen Carlos McGarity, Bryan James Griffiths, Paul Christopher Ciccone, Ross Jonathan Hamel, Dana Joseph Coombs, Robert Joseph Chilton, III