Patents by Inventor Preston Lee Howard

Preston Lee Howard 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).

  • Spring loaded adjustable joint spacer/bearing trial system
    Patent number: 9259331
    Abstract: A joint spacer for an orthopedic procedure including a first plate, a second plate, a coupling device, and a spacer insert receiving portion. The first plate includes a first bone facing surface and a first inner surface. The second plate includes a second bone facing surface and a second inner surface facing the first inner surface. The coupling device couples the first plate and the second plate together. The spacer insert receiving portion of at least one of the first inner surface or the second inner surface is configured to receive at least one spacer insert between the first plate and the second plate to space the first plate and the second plate apart a distance corresponding to an optimal interval between bones of a joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Duke Fox, Preston Lee Howard
  • SPRING-LOADED ADJUSTABLE JOINT SPACER/BEARING TRIAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140277543
    Abstract: A joint spacer for an orthopedic procedure including a first plate, a second plate, a coupling device, and a spacer insert receiving portion. The first plate includes a first bone facing surface and a first inner surface. The second plate includes a second bone facing surface and a second inner surface facing the first inner surface. The coupling device couples the first plate and the second plate together. The spacer insert receiving portion of at least one of the first inner surface or the second inner surface is configured to receive at least one spacer insert between the first plate and the second plate to space the first plate and the second plate apart a distance corresponding to an optimal interval between bones of a joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Duke Fox, Preston Lee Howard