Patents by Inventor Robert W. Hoy

Robert W. Hoy 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).

  • Opening and closing wedge osteotomy guide and method
    Patent number: 11974760
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • FLEXIBLE BONE IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20230225771
    Abstract: Examples of devices and methods for stabilizing a fracture in a bone include a body having an elongate distal portion having an outer surface defining a screw thread and an elongate proximal portion having a non-threaded outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: T. Wade FALLIN, M. Mary SINNOTT, Robert W. HOY
  • FREEFORM TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230079932
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Robert W. Hoy, Daniel J. Triplett
  • Freeform tri-planar osteotomy guide and method
    Patent number: 11510685
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Robert W. Hoy, Daniel J. Triplett
  • Freeform tri-planar osteotomy guide and method
    Patent number: 11478254
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Robert W. Hoy, Daniel J. Triplett
  • FREEFORM TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220257262
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Robert W. Hoy, Daniel J. Triplett
  • OPENING AND CLOSING WEDGE OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220218364
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • INDEXED TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220202427
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy produce a bone cut producing a multi-planar change in the alignment of a bone portion by rotating it relative to another bone portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: T. Wade FALLIN, Daniel J. TRIPLETT, Robert W. HOY
  • Indexed tri-planar osteotomy guide and method
    Patent number: 11304705
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy produce a bone cut producing a multi-planar change in the alignment of a bone portion by rotating it relative to another bone portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: CrossRoads Extremity Systems, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • Freeform tri-planar osteotomy guide and method
    Patent number: 11259817
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Robert W. Hoy, Daniel J. Triplett
  • Opening and closing wedge osteotomy guide and method
    Patent number: 11160567
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CrossRoads Extremity Systems, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • FREEFORM TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210307763
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Robert W. Hoy, Daniel J. Triplett
  • OPENING AND CLOSING WEDGE OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210137538
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • Opening and closing wedge osteotomy guide and method
    Patent number: 10898211
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CrossRoads Extremity Systems, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • METHOD OF BONE FIXATION
    Publication number: 20200093523
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for stabilizing first and second bone portions relative to one another. In one example, implants, instruments and methods are provided that can be used with minimal exposure of the fractured bone and along curved path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: IntraFuse, LLC
    Inventors: M. Mary SINNOTT, T. Wade FALLIN, Mark D. HAYES, Robert W. HOY
  • FLEXIBLE BONE IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20200078058
    Abstract: Examples of devices and methods for stabilizing a fracture in a bone include a body having an elongate distal portion having an outer surface defining a screw thread and an elongate proximal portion having a non-threaded outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: IntraFuse, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade FALLIN, M. Mary SINNOTT, Robert W. HOY
  • FREEFORM TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200078025
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: First Ray, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade FALLIN, Robert W. HOY, Daniel J. TRIPLETT
  • Method of bone fixation
    Patent number: 10499960
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for stabilizing first and second bone portions relative to one another. In one example, implants, instruments and methods are provided that can be used with minimal exposure of the fractured bone and along curved path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: IntraFuse, LLC
    Inventors: M. Mary Sinnott, T. Wade Fallin, Mark D. Hayes, Robert W. Hoy
  • Flexible bone implant
    Patent number: 10492838
    Abstract: Examples of devices and methods for stabilizing a fracture in a bone include a body having an elongate distal portion having an outer surface defining a screw thread and an elongate proximal portion having a non-threaded outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: IntraFuse, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott, Robert W. Hoy
  • INDEXED TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190357919
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy produce a bone cut producing a multi-planar change in the alignment of a bone portion by rotating it relative to another bone portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: First Ray, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy