Patents by Inventor REBECCA D. NOFTZ

REBECCA D. NOFTZ 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).

  • TAPER SLEEVE EXTRACTOR
    Publication number: 20110257656
    Abstract: A kit for use in orthopaedic surgery. The kit includes a plurality of heads, at least two of the plurality of heads having a different diameter. Each of the plurality of heads includes a female taper. The kit further includes a plurality of sleeves, at least two of the plurality of sleeves having a different size. Each of the plurality of sleeves has a male taper. An extractor tool is also included and has a handle and a plurality of tips, each of the plurality of tips including a flexible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: DAVID W. DANIELS, REBECCA D. NOFTZ, JOEL C. RHOADES, DANIEL N. HUFF
  • TAPER SLEEVE EXTRACTOR
    Publication number: 20090112219
    Abstract: An extractor for extracting a first component used in an orthopaedic implant from a second component used in an orthopaedic implant. The extractor includes a handle and an extractor tip. The extractor tip has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end connects to the handle and the distal end includes a flexible portion adapted to engage the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: DAVID W. DANIELS, REBECCA D. NOFTZ, JOEL C. RHOADES, DANIEL N. HUFF