Patents by Inventor Paul John Morrison

Paul John Morrison 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).

  • Impactor
    Patent number: 8277460
    Abstract: An impactor for positioning and holding a surgical or veterinary prosthetic implant while it is being driven into position, said impactor including: (a) an impaction means; (b) an impaction shoe which is configured to receive and support a prosthetic implant in a predetermined position; (c) connection means which connect the impaction means to the impaction shoe and are configured to transmit an impact from the impaction means to the impaction shoe; (d) arms configured to engage an implant supported upon the impaction shoe; (e) said arms being biased into engagement with said implant, but movable against the bias out of engagement with the implant; (f) said connection means being adjustable between a first setting at which the impaction shoe is spring-loaded so as to bias an implant supported upon the impaction shoe into engagement with said arms but at which the impaction shoe can slide relative to said arms, against said spring bias; and a second setting at which both the impaction shoe and the arms are ri
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Enztec Limited
    Inventors: Iain Alexander McMillan, Paul John Morrison
  • IMPACTOR
    Publication number: 20090312766
    Abstract: An impactor for positioning and holding a surgical or veterinary prosthetic implant whilst it is being driven into position, said impactor including: (a) an impaction means; (b) an impaction shoe which is configured to receive and support a prosthetic implant in a predetermined position; (c) connection means which connect the impaction means to the impaction shoe and are configured to transmit an impact from the impaction means to the impaction shoe; (d) arms configured to engage an implant supported upon the impaction shoe; (e) said arms being biased into engagement with said implant, but movable against the bias out of engagement with the implant; (f) said connection means being adjustable between a first setting at which the impaction shoe is spring-loaded so as to bias an implant supported upon the impaction shoe into engagement with said arms but at which the impaction shoe can slide relative to said arms, against said spring bias; and a second setting at which both the impaction shoe and the arms are ri
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: ENZTEC LIMITED
    Inventors: Iain Alexander McMillan, Paul John Morrison
  • Tibial impactor
    Patent number: D566275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Enztec Limited
    Inventors: Paul John Morrison, Simon John Davis