Patents by Inventor Roy Sanders
Roy Sanders 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).
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Publication number: 20230355252Abstract: The present disclosure provides a clamp composed of four distinct components. The ability to deconstruct the provided clamp into four components as compared to a typical two-part clamp may allow for greater ease in cleaning and sterilization. The provided clamp may include a first arm, a second arm, a cannula block, and a rotary cannula. In some instances, the provided clamp may include a locking feature for locking the rotary cannula to, and releasing it from, the cannula block. The present disclosure also provides a clamp including a scale for bone size determination, a clamp including a scale for determining how much compression force is being applied to a bone between the clamp’s jaws, a system including a bushing and a set screw in which the set screw is self-locking, and a drill component system for preparing an opening in bone for a fixation component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Mark B. Sommers, Scott F. Mastroianni, James G. Falkner, JR., Roy Sanders, Dustin Cluff, Steven D. Crawford, Marcus Mohr
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Patent number: 11751889Abstract: The present disclosure provides a clamp composed of four distinct components. The ability to deconstruct the provided clamp into four components as compared to a typical two-part clamp may allow for greater ease in cleaning and sterilization. The provided clamp may include a first arm, a second arm, a cannula block, and a rotary cannula. In some instances, the provided clamp may include a locking feature for locking the rotary cannula to, and releasing it from, the cannula block. The present disclosure also provides a clamp including a scale for bone size determination, a clamp including a scale for determining how much compression force is being applied to a bone between the clamp's jaws, a system including a bushing and a set screw in which the set screw is self-locking, and a drill component system for preparing an opening in bone for a fixation component.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Acumed LLCInventors: Mark B. Sommers, Scott F. Mastroianni, James G. Falkner, Jr., Roy Sanders, Dustin Cluff, Steven D. Crawford, Marcus Mohr
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Patent number: 11583012Abstract: A cooling knee pad includes a housing having a base, a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the base, and an upper end defining an interior volume. A pad is affixed to the upper end of the housing. A power supply is operably connected to a cooling mechanism disposed within the interior volume of the housing. The cooling mechanism may include a Peltier cooling unit including a radiator, an electric fan, a water pump, and at least one buck converter. A pair of adjustable fasteners affixed to the housing is configured to secure the housing to a user such that the pad contacts a knee of the user. In this way, the user can kneel on the pad to comfortably support the knee and cool the knee with the cooling mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Inventor: Jacob Ernest Roy Sanders
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Publication number: 20220110643Abstract: The present disclosure provides a clamp composed of four distinct components. The ability to deconstruct the provided clamp into four components as compared to a typical two-part clamp may allow for greater ease in cleaning and sterilization. The provided clamp may include a first arm, a second arm, a cannula block, and a rotary cannula. In some instances, the provided clamp may include a locking feature for locking the rotary cannula to, and releasing it from, the cannula block. The present disclosure also provides a clamp including a scale for bone size determination, a clamp including a scale for determining how much compression force is being applied to a bone between the clamp's jaws, a system including a bushing and a set screw in which the set screw is self-locking, and a drill component system for preparing an opening in bone for a fixation component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Mark B. Sommers, Scott F. Mastroianni, James G. Falkner, JR., Roy Sanders, Dustin Cluff, Steven D. Crawford, Marcus Mohr
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Patent number: 11039868Abstract: Plates for patella fracture reduction and fracture reduction devices are described. More particularly plates and devices for patella reduction that are universally fit to a front surface or perimeter of a patella and include a plurality of attachment holes disposed therein for receiving a fastener. In some embodiments, the plates include removable tab members.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Publication number: 20210120891Abstract: A cooling knee pad includes a housing having a base, a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the base, and an upper end defining an interior volume. A pad is affixed to the upper end of the housing. A power supply is operably connected to a cooling mechanism disposed within the interior volume of the housing. The cooling mechanism may include a Peltier cooling unit including a radiator, an electric fan, a water pump, and at least one buck converter. A pair of adjustable fasteners affixed to the housing is configured to secure the housing to a user such that the pad contacts a knee of the user. In this way, the user can kneel on the pad to comfortably support the knee and cool the knee with the cooling mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventor: Jacob Ernest Roy Sanders
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Publication number: 20190262046Abstract: Plates for patella fracture reduction and fracture reduction devices are described. More particularly plates and devices for patella reduction that are universally fit to a front surface or perimeter of a patella and include a plurality of attachment holes disposed therein for receiving a fastener. In some embodiments, the plates include removable tab members.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S. Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Patent number: 10335210Abstract: In one example, a bone plate comprises a proximal head extending from a first head end to a second head end, and a distal shaft connected to the proximal head and extending from a first shaft end to a second shaft end, wherein the proximal head is shaped to conform to a proximal medial portion of a tibia.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Patent number: 10327824Abstract: Plates for patella fracture reduction and fracture reduction devices are described. More particularly plates and devices for patella reduction that are universally fit to a front surface or perimeter of a patella and include a plurality of attachment holes disposed therein for receiving a fastener. In some embodiments, the plates include removable tab members.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Publication number: 20170209194Abstract: In one example, a bone plate comprises a proximal head extending from a first head end to a second head end, and a distal shaft connected to the proximal head and extending from a first shaft end to a second shaft end, wherein the proximal head is shaped to conform to a proximal medial portion of a tibia.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S. Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Publication number: 20170105775Abstract: Plates for patella fracture reduction and fracture reduction devices are described. More particularly plates and devices for patella reduction that are universally fit to a front surface or perimeter of a patella and include a plurality of attachment holes disposed therein for receiving a fastener. In some embodiments, the plates include removable tab members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S. Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Patent number: 9370429Abstract: A system for modifying a talocalcaneal spatial relationship in a foot in a body, including a subtalar spacer having an articulating surface and implanted in the sinus tarsi of the foot and a fastener that fastens the subtalar spacer to a bone surface in the foot, in which the articulating surface of the subtalar spacer directs relative movement between the calcaneus and the talus of the foot.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Foot Innovations, LLCInventors: Roy Sanders, Sergio Gutierrez
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Patent number: 8911443Abstract: A plate holder is provided to facilitate percutaneous introduction of a bone plate, positioning of the plate on a bone surface, and stabilizing the plate while a fastener is inserted through the plate into the bone. The plate holder includes a proximal handle, a distal mount, and an arm extending between the handle and the mount. The mount includes a first portion which seats within a slot on the shaft of a plate, and a second portion at which the shaft is coupled and which includes a tapered proximal side. A set screw hole is provided through the first and second portions, and a set screw is provided therein. When the first portion is seated in a compression slot of a plate and the set screw is driven to seat, the set screw locks the mount to the plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Robert Graham, Cesare Cavallazzi, Marcus Bourda, G. Mark Lindsay, Edward Mebarak, Roy Sanders
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Patent number: 8574305Abstract: A system for modifying a talocalcaneal spatial relationship in a foot in a body, including a subtalar spacer having an articulating surface and implanted in the sinus tarsi of the foot and a fastener that fastens the subtalar spacer to a bone surface in the foot, in which the articulating surface of the subtalar spacer directs relative movement between the calcaneus and the talus of the foot.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Foot Innovations, LLCInventors: Roy Sanders, Sergio Gutierrez
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Publication number: 20130204386Abstract: A system for modifying a talocalcaneal spatial relationship in a foot in a body, including a subtalar spacer having an articulating surface and implanted in the sinus tarsi of the foot and a fastener that fastens the subtalar spacer to a bone surface in the foot, in which the articulating surface of the subtalar spacer directs relative movement between the calcaneus and the talus of the foot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Roy Sanders, Sergio Gutierrez
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Patent number: 8439955Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
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Publication number: 20130006312Abstract: A plate holder is provided to facilitate percutaneous introduction of a bone plate, positioning of the plate on a bone surface, and stabilizing the plate while a fastener is inserted through the plate into the bone. The plate holder includes a proximal handle, a distal mount, and an arm extending between the handle and the mount. The mount includes a first portion which seats within a slot on the shaft of a plate, and a second portion at which the shaft is coupled and which includes a tapered proximal side. A set screw hole is provided through the first and second portions, and a set screw is provided therein. When the first portion is seated in a compression slot of a plate and the set screw is driven to seat, the set screw locks the mount to the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Robert Graham, Cesare Cavallazzi, Marcus Bourda, G. Mark Lindsay, Edward Mebarak, Roy Sanders
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Patent number: 8317842Abstract: A distal tibia plating system includes anterolateral and medial plates. The anterolateral plate includes a shaft with both threaded first fastener holes and compression slots along its length. The head includes a first row of four threaded fastener holes arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis, a non-threaded compression screw hole, and a plurality of distal tabs. Each tab includes a ring with a single threaded fastener hole and a bridge that couples the ring to the distal end of the plate. The bridge is configured to bend preferentially in a desired direction and to allow tab removal. The medial plate is a low profile plate including a shaft and a relatively enlarged distal head. Several fasteners can be used with the plates. A plate holder is provided to maneuver the plates subcutaneously.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Robert Graham, Cesare Cavallazzi, Marcus Bourda, G. Mark Lindsay, Edward Mebarak, Roy Sanders
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Patent number: 8262707Abstract: A periarticular bone plate for the internal fixation of a fractured, proximal tibia of a surgical patient includes a shaft member connected to a head member, a top surface, a bottom surface, a posterior edge, an anterior edge and a plurality of holes extending between the top and bottom surfaces for receiving fasteners for attaching the plate to the bone. The head member is offset relative to the shaft member in each of a frontal and sagittal planes of the proximal tibia.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Dave Huebner, George Haidukewych, G. Mark Lindsay, Craig S. Tsukayama, Roy Sanders
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Patent number: 8197521Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Depuy Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann