Patents by Inventor Richard Faherty

Richard Faherty 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).

  • Allograft implant cutting machine
    Patent number: 6962592
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for cutting allograft bone implants from donor bone. Die sets of standard sizes are installed in a press. Donor bone is then placed in position between the upper and the lower parts of a matched cutting set comprising a hollow cylindrical cutting blade, a mandrel, and a table which establishes a gap around the mandrel which guides the blade. After the bone to be shaped has been properly placed, a shaped cutting blade is driven through the donor bone, producing a precisely shaped allograft implant. The invention provides for rapid change out of blades, rapid cleaning, and easy maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Cortek, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland F. Gatturna, Andrew R. Sennett, Richard Faherty, Dale E. Whipple
  • Allograft implant cutting machine
    Publication number: 20040049198
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for cutting allograft bone implants from donor bone. Die sets of standard sizes are installed in a press. Donor bone is then placed in position between the upper and the lower parts of a matched cutting set comprising a hollow cylindrical cutting blade, a mandrel, and a table which establishes a gap around the mandrel which guides the blade. After the bone to be shaped has been properly placed, a shaped cutting blade is driven through the donor bone, producing a precisely shaped allograft implant. The invention provides for rapid change out of blades, rapid cleaning, and easy maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Roland F. Gatturna, Andrew R. Sennett, Richard Faherty, Dale E. Whipple