Patents by Inventor Richard A. Hynes

Richard A. Hynes 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: 20230270450
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a first member defining an axis and including a cutting surface. A second member includes a cutting surface that is rotatable relative to the first member. A third member includes an outer surface. The cutting surface of the second member is rotatable relative to the outer surface to transfer the cut tissue along the axis. Systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: Darren Davis, Richard Hynes, Eric Lange, Anthony Melkent, Paul F. Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20230248347
    Abstract: A surgical system includes a plurality of alternate engaging surfaces. A first member is connectable with an engaging surface such that the first member is interchangeable with the plurality of engaging surfaces. A second member is connectable with an engaging surface such that the second member is interchangeable with the plurality of engaging surfaces. The members are relatively movable to distract and/or compress vertebral tissue. Surgical instruments, constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Christel Italiaie, Bret Matthew Wilfong, Richard A. Hynes, Charles Hopkins Crawford, III, Roger Kirk Owens, II, Mladen Djurasovic, Jeffrey Lynn Gum
  • Publication number: 20230243323
    Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The main beam is capable of be reconfigured between a left configuration and a right configuration to support the patient in different positions thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Roy K. Lim, Richard A. Hynes, Matthew M. Morrison
  • Publication number: 20230240857
    Abstract: An expandable implant may include a superior endplate and an inferior endplate. The superior endplate may have at least one track extending in a proximal-to-distal direction and an inferior endplate may have at least one track extending in the proximal-to-distal direction. An adjusting shim may be disposed within the at least one track to adjust a spacing and angle of inclination of the implant. Some embodiments may include a plurality of tracks for adjusting a spacing and an angle of inclination between the superior endplate and the inferior endplate. Some embodiments may be configured to adjust an orientation of the implant relative to a disc space in both the sagittal plane and the coronal plane. Various embodiments disclosed herein may be used in an Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), or a lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) procedure, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Dewey, Richard A. Hynes
  • Publication number: 20230225922
    Abstract: A positioning frame for supporting a patient to facilitate different surgical approaches to the spine includes a main support beam, first and second support structures, a torso-lift support, and a pelvic-tilt support. The main support beam has a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends. The main support beam defines an axis of rotation relative to at least a first support structure and a second support structure, and the axis of rotation substantially corresponds to a cranial-caudal axis of the patient when the patient is supported on the positioning frame. The first and second support structures support the main support beam, and space the main support beam from the ground. The torso-lift support is attached to the main support beam, and is configured to pivot a chest support plate between at least a first position and a second position to move the torso of the patient between an unlifted position and a lifted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Roy Lim, Matthew Morrison, Richard Hynes
  • Patent number: 11696863
    Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery using a moveable main beam supporting a patient thereon. The surgical frame includes a translating lower beam that is moveable between at least a first lateral position and a second lateral position, and a linkage and/or surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached to the translating lower beam or interconnected with the translating lower beam via the linkage. The linkage and/or the surgical equipment are moveable between a first position at or adjacent a first end of the translating lower beam and a second position at or adjacent a second end of the translating lower beam. The translating lower beam is used to join a first support portion and a second support portion of the surgical frame to one another, and movement of the translating lower beam affords access to a patient receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Roy K. Lim, Richard A. Hynes, Lindsey G. Waugh, Matthew M. Morrison
  • Patent number: 11672718
    Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The surgical frame also includes a reconfigurable upper leg support for supporting portions of the upper legs, the hips, and the lower back of the patient to facilitate positioning and repositioning there during surgery. The upper leg support via reconfiguration thereof can accommodate patients of different sizes, can provide flexure of the patient's lumbar spine to facilitate surgical access thereto, and can prevent unwanted torsion of a patient's spine during such reconfiguration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Roy K. Lim, Richard A. Hynes, Matthew M. Morrison, Roger P. Jackson
  • Patent number: 11653934
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a first member defining an axis and including a cutting surface. A second member includes a cutting surface that is rotatable relative to the first member. A third member includes an outer surface. The cutting surface of the second member is rotatable relative to the outer surface to transfer the cut tissue along the axis. Systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Davis, Richard Hynes, Eric Lange, Anthony Melkent, Paul F. Wheeler
  • Patent number: 11638653
    Abstract: Various surgical tools having a movable handle mechanism including a positioning handle are disclosed. The movable handle mechanism may be configured to move forward and backward in a longitudinal direction along the housing and rotate clockwise and counterclockwise around the housing. In various embodiments, the housing may include a plurality of channels and each channel may have at least one detent. The movable handle mechanism may be configured to securely couple to the housing via one channel of the plurality of channels and one detent of the plurality of detents. At least one surgical tool may include a drill having an angled tip portion and a sleeve configured to protect adjacent structures from lateral edges of the drill bit when the drill bit is rotating. Another surgical tool may include a screwdriver having an elastic retaining clip configured to progressively release a bone screw therein at an extraction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Nayet, Loic Josse, Richard A. Hynes
  • Patent number: 11624342
    Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The main beam is capable of be reconfigured between a left configuration and a right configuration to support the patient in different positions thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Roy K. Lim, Richard A. Hynes, Matthew M. Morrison
  • Patent number: 11612533
    Abstract: A positioning frame for supporting a patient to facilitate different surgical approaches to the spine includes a main support beam, first and second support structures, a torso-lift support, and a pelvic-tilt support. The main support beam has a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends. The main support beam defines an axis of rotation relative to at least a first support structure and a second support structure, and the axis of rotation substantially corresponds to a cranial-caudal axis of the patient when the patient is supported on the positioning frame. The first and second support structures support the main support beam, and space the main support beam from the ground. The torso-lift support is attached to the main support beam, and is configured to pivot a chest support plate between at least a first position and a second position to move the torso of the patient between an unlifted position and a lifted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Roy Lim, Matthew Morrison, Richard Hynes
  • Publication number: 20230056904
    Abstract: A method facilitates the treatment of the spine of a patient by providing simultaneous access through at least a first opening and a second opening formed in the patient. For example, the method can include the acts of positioning the patient on a surgical table, providing the first opening into a posterior portion of the patient, providing the second opening into a lateral portion of the patient, inserting a first device through the first opening into the patient to contact the spine in a first direction that is transverse to the coronal plane of the patient, and inserting a second device through the second opening into the patient to contact the spine in a second direction that is transverse to the sagittal plane of the patient, where the first and second openings are accessible simultaneously, and, when the first and second devises are inserted into the patient, the position of the patient is stationary with respect to a portion of the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Beale, Thomas A. Carls, Richard A. Hynes, Matthew M. Morrison
  • Publication number: 20230049151
    Abstract: A surgical draping system includes an under-draping, an over-draping, and a connecting draping connected by the under-draping and the over-draping. The surgical draping system is used to establish and maintain a surgical corridor to a surgical site or sites on a patient supported by a surgical table. The surgical draping system can accommodate rotation of the patient on the surgical table, such that the sterile surgical corridor is maintained even during such rotation. The sterile surgical corridor extends through an aperture formed in the over-draping, through an enclosed passageway formed through the connecting draping, and through an aperture formed in the under-draping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Beale, Robert Andrew Fields, Richard Hynes, Matthew Morrison
  • Publication number: 20230043823
    Abstract: An interbody spinal implant including a body portion having a superior side, an inferior side and a lateral side connecting the superior side and the inferior side, at least one of the superior side or the inferior side comprises a bone contacting surface operable to be coupled to an anatomical structure of a patient; and a plurality of uniform features formed in the bone contacting surface, wherein each uniform feature of the plurality of uniform features comprise a planar peak or a round peak and are dimensioned to increase a surface area of the bone contacting surface to promote bone growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Richard A. Hynes, Jonathan M. Dewey
  • Publication number: 20230039330
    Abstract: An interbody spinal cage comprising: a body portion comprising a superior side, an inferior side and at least one lateral side connecting the superior side and the inferior side; and at least one endplate portion coupled to the superior side or the inferior side of the body portion, the at least one endplate portion comprising a unibody structure and operable to be fixedly coupled to an anatomical structure of a patient and decoupled from the superior side or the inferior side of the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Dewey, Julien J. Prevost, Richard A. Hynes
  • Publication number: 20230000639
    Abstract: Sacro-iliac joint stabilizing implants adapted for implanting across a SI joint from a dorsal approach. Methods of, and delivery tools adapted for implanting sacro-iliac joint stabilizing implants across a SI joint from a dorsal approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Mary E. STUART, Paul M. SAND, Bret W. SCHNEIDER, W. Carlton RECKLING, Francois FOLLINI, Scott A. YERBY, Vikas V. PATEL, Jack B. RENTZ, Richard A. HYNES, Babajide OGUNSEINDE, David A. PROVENZANO
  • Publication number: 20220409389
    Abstract: An expandable implant may include a superior endplate and an inferior endplate hingedly coupled together. The superior endplate may have at least one track extending in a proximal-to-distal direction and an inferior endplate may have at least one track extending in the proximal-to-distal direction. The implant may further include a proximal plate having a superior engagement surface and an inferior engagement surface. At least one shim may be disposed within the at least one tracks of the superior endplate and interior endplate, and the at least one shim may define an angle of inclination between the superior endplate and interior endplate. The at least one shim may be insert between the superior and inferior endplates to effectuate expansion and angulation. In various embodiments, the superior endplate may be supported by the superior engagement surface and the inferior endplate may be supported by inferior engagement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic Inc.
    Inventors: JONATHAN DEWEY, Richard A. Hynes
  • Patent number: 11497573
    Abstract: A surgical draping system includes an under-draping, an over-draping, and a connecting draping connected between the under-draping and the over-draping. The surgical draping system is used to establish and maintain a surgical corridor to a surgical site or sites on a patient supported by a surgical table. The surgical draping system can accommodate rotation of the patient on the surgical table, such that the sterile surgical corridor is maintained even during such rotation. The sterile surgical corridor extends through an aperture formed in the over-draping, through an enclosed passageway formed through the connecting draping, and through an aperture formed in the under-draping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Beale, Robert Andrew Fields, Richard Hynes, Matthew Morrison
  • Publication number: 20220354663
    Abstract: An interbody implant includes an implant body extending between an anterior surface and a posterior surface. The implant body includes a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. At least one of the vertebral engaging surfaces defines a cavity configured for disposal of bone growth detectable via medical imaging. Systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: James M. Mirda, JONATHAN E. BLACKWELL, RICHARD A. HYNES
  • Patent number: 11490939
    Abstract: A method facilitates the treatment of the spine of a patient by providing simultaneous access through at least a first opening and a second opening formed in the patient. For example, the method can include the acts of positioning the patient on a surgical table, providing the first opening into a posterior portion of the patient, providing the second opening into a lateral portion of the patient, inserting a first device through the first opening into the patient to contact the spine in a first direction that is transverse to the coronal plane of the patient, and inserting a second device through the second opening into the patient to contact the spine in a second direction that is transverse to the sagittal plane of the patient, where the first and second openings are accessible simultaneously, and, when the first and second devises are inserted into the patient, the position of the patient is stationary with respect to a portion of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Beale, Thomas A. Carls, Richard A. Hynes, Matthew M. Morrison