Patents by Inventor Rebecca F. Kocher

Rebecca F. Kocher 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).

  • Publication number: 20210236183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Dustin DUCHARME, Robert H. BELL, Bryan D. Den Hartog, Rebecca F. KOCHER, Anil K. DUTTA, Thomas Bradley EDWARDS, David B. KAY, Andrew J. LEITHER, Derek S. LEWIS, Lee A. STRNAD, G. Martin WYNKOOP
  • Patent number: 11006988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Dustin Ducharme, Robert H. Bell, Bryan D. Den Hartog, Rebecca F. Kocher, Anil K. Dutta, Thomas Bradley Edwards, David B. Kay, Andrew J. Leither, Derek S. Lewis, Lee A. Strnad, G. Martin Wynkoop
  • Publication number: 20200205867
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin DUCHARME, Robert H. BELL, Bryan D. DenHartog, Rebecca F. KOCHER, Anil K. DUTTA, Thomas Bradley EDWARDS, David B. KAY, Andrew J. LEITHER, Derek S. LEWIS, Lee A. STRNAD, G. Martin WYNKOOP
  • Publication number: 20200170693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin DUCHARME, Robert H. BELL, Bryan D. DenHartog, Rebecca F. KOCHER, Anil K. DUTTA, Thomas Bradley EDWARDS, David B. KAY, Andrew J. LEITHER, Derek S. LEWIS, Lee A. STRNAD, G. Martin WYNKOOP
  • Publication number: 20190167322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Dustin DUCHARME, Robert H. BELL, Bryan D. Den Hartog, Rebecca F. KOCHER, Anil K. DUTTA, Thomas Bradley EDWARDS, David B. KAY, Andrew J. LEITHER, Derek S. LEWIS, Lee A. STRNAD, G. Martin WYNKOOP
  • Patent number: 9962213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an orthopedic fastener driver which can be used with a variable angle fixation system, and in particular in which the driver has a variable angle drive tip that is capable of screwing a fastener in an orthopedic plate assembly at a variable angle relative to the drive axis of the driver, and further wherein the driver has a drive mechanism including an interference clutch mechanism that disengages so as to limit the relative depth of the fastener in the plate assembly as to avoid driving the fastener or fastener assembly through the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek S. Lewis, Elizabeth Altenau, Rebecca F. Kocher, Jackson R. Heavener
  • Publication number: 20180036051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Dustin DUCHARME, Robert H. BELL, Bryan D. DenHartog, Rebecca F. KOCHER, Anil K. DUTTA, Thomas Bradley EDWARDS, David B. KAY, Andrew J. LEITHER, Derek S. LEWIS, Lee A. STRNAD, G. Martin WYNKOOP
  • Patent number: 9814504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Orthohelix Surgical Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Ducharme, Robert H. Bell, Bryan D. DenHartog, Rebecca F. Kocher, Anil K. Dutta, Thomas Bradley Edwards, David B. Kay, Andrew J. Leither, Derek S. Lewis, Lee A. Strnad, G. Martin Wynkoop
  • Publication number: 20170095282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Dustin DUCHARME, Robert H. BELL, Bryan D. DenHartog, Rebecca F. KOCHER, Anil K. DUTTA, Thomas Bradley EDWARDS, David B. KAY, Andrew J. LEITHER, Derek S. LEWIS, Lee A. STRNAD, G. Martin WYNKOOP
  • Patent number: 9545278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Ducharme, Robert H. Bell, Bryan D. DenHartog, Rebecca F. Kocher, Anil K. Dutta, Thomas Bradley Edwards, David B. Kay, Andrew J. Leither, Derek S. Lewis, Lee A. Strnad, G. Martin Wynkoop
  • Publication number: 20150272649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an orthopedic fastener driver which can be used with a variable angle fixation system, and in particular in which the driver has a variable angle drive tip that is capable of screwing a fastener in an orthopedic plate assembly at a variable angle relative to the drive axis of the driver, and further wherein the driver has a drive mechanism including an interference clutch mechanism that disengages so as to limit the relative depth of the fastener in the plate assembly as to avoid driving the fastener or fastener assembly through the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Derek S. Lewis, Elizabeth Altenau, Rebecca F. Kocher, Jackson R. Heavener
  • Patent number: 9144443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a clavicle. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and wither one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Leither, Derek S. Lewis, Rebecca F. Kocher, Bryan D. Den Hartog, Thomas Bradley Edwards, Anil K. Dutta, Robert H. Bell, Dustin Ducharme