Patents by Inventor Ryan Girst

Ryan Girst 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).

  • KNEE RESECTION AND GAP BALANCING INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR KINEMATIC ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20240081835
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing total knee arthroplasty procedures with kinematic alignment are described herein. A method of performing a total knee arthroplasty can comprise positioning a femoral cut guide adjacent a distal end of a femur, positioning a tibial cut guide proximate a proximal end of a tibia adjacent an anterior surface of the tibia, adjusting a position of the femoral cut guide and the tibial cut guide relative to each other using a tibial positioning device, fixing the position of the femoral cut guide relative to the tibial cut guide using the tibial positioning device, and resecting the femur and tibia with parallel resections using the femoral and tibial cut guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Mark D. Erickson, Edward R. Yager, Justin J. Kaler, Ryan Girst
  • Knee resection and gap balancing instruments and techniques for kinematic alignment
    Patent number: 11857202
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing total knee arthroplasty procedures with kinematic alignment are described herein. A method of performing a total knee arthroplasty can comprise positioning a femoral cut guide adjacent a distal end of a femur, positioning a tibial cut guide proximate a proximal end of a tibia adjacent an anterior surface of the tibia, adjusting a position of the femoral cut guide and the tibial cut guide relative to each other using a tibial positioning device, fixing the position of the femoral cut guide relative to the tibial cut guide using the tibial positioning device, and resecting the femur and tibia with parallel resections using the femoral and tibial cut guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Erickson, Edward R. Yager, Justin J. Kaler, Ryan Girst
  • KNEE RESECTION AND GAP BALANCING INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR KINEMATIC ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20210259708
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing total knee arthroplasty procedures with kinematic alignment are described herein. A method of performing a total knee arthroplasty can comprise positioning a femoral cut guide adjacent a distal end of a femur, positioning a tibial cut guide proximate a proximal end of a tibia adjacent an anterior surface of the tibia, adjusting a position of the femoral cut guide and the tibial cut guide relative to each other using a tibial positioning device, fixing the position of the femoral cut guide relative to the tibial cut guide using the tibial positioning device, and resecting the femur and tibia with parallel resections using the femoral and tibial cut guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Mark D. Erickson, Edward R. Yager, Justin J. Kaler, Ryan Girst
  • Knee resection and gap balancing instruments and techniques for kinematic alignment
    Patent number: 11033281
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing total knee arthroplasty procedures with kinematic alignment are described herein. A method of performing a total knee arthroplasty can comprise positioning a femoral cut guide adjacent a distal end of a femur, positioning a tibial cut guide proximate a proximal end of a tibia adjacent an anterior surface of the tibia, adjusting a position of the femoral cut guide and the tibial cut guide relative to each other using a tibial positioning device, fixing the position of the femoral cut guide relative to the tibial cut guide using the tibial positioning device, and resecting the femur and tibia with parallel resections using the femoral and tibial cut guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Erickson, Edward R. Yager, Justin J. Kaler, Ryan Girst
  • KNEE RESECTION AND GAP BALANCING INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR KINEMATIC ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20190336141
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing total knee arthroplasty procedures with kinematic alignment are described herein. A method of performing a total knee arthroplasty can comprise positioning a femoral cut guide adjacent a distal end of a femur, positioning a tibial cut guide proximate a proximal end of a tibia adjacent an anterior surface of the tibia, adjusting a position of the femoral cut guide and the tibial cut guide relative to each other using a tibial positioning device, fixing the position of the femoral cut guide relative to the tibial cut guide using the tibial positioning device, and resecting the femur and tibia with parallel resections using the femoral and tibial cut guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Mark D. Erickson, Edward R. Yager, Justin J. Kaler, Ryan Girst