Patents by Inventor Robert TUTEN

Robert TUTEN 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).

  • Surgical jig assembly for use in the manipulation and fixation of bony structures
    Patent number: 10159480
    Abstract: A surgical jig assembly that is configured to hold and manipulate a first bone segment and a second bone segment, including: a first member that is configured to be selectively coupled to the first bone segment; a second member coupled to the first member, wherein the second member selectively translates with respect to the first member along a first axis; a third member coupled to the second member, wherein the third member selectively translates with respect to the second member along a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis; and a fourth member coupled to the third member, wherein the fourth member selectively translates with respect to the third member along a third axis, wherein the third axis is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, and wherein the fourth member is configured to be selectively coupled to the second bone segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Tuten
  • SURGICAL JIG ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN THE MANIPULATION AND FIXATION OF BONY STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20170020537
    Abstract: A surgical jig assembly that is configured to hold and manipulate a first bone segment and a second bone segment, including: a first member that is configured to be selectively coupled to the first bone segment; a second member coupled to the first member, wherein the second member selectively translates with respect to the first member along a first axis; a third member coupled to the second member, wherein the third member selectively translates with respect to the second member along a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis; and a fourth member coupled to the third member, wherein the fourth member selectively translates with respect to the third member along a third axis, wherein the third axis is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, and wherein the fourth member is configured to be selectively coupled to the second bone segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Robert TUTEN