Patents by Inventor Ryan Keefer

Ryan Keefer 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).

  • Customized patient-specific acetabular orthopaedic surgical instrument and method of use and fabrication
    Patent number: 8992538
    Abstract: A customized patient-specific orthopaedic instrument for facilitating implantation of an acetabular cup prosthesis in a coxal bone of a patient includes a customized patient-specific acetabular reaming guide. The customized patient-specific acetabular reaming guide includes a longitudinal passageway for an acetabular reamer and a plurality of arms with attached feet. Each foot of the reaming guide is positioned relative to the body based on the contours of the coxal bone of the patient and a predetermined degree of version and inclination angles of the acetabular cup prosthesis when implanted in the patient's coxal bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Keefer
  • CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC ACETABULAR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE AND FABRICATION
    Publication number: 20100082035
    Abstract: A number of customized patient-specific acetabular orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method for fabricating and using such orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Ryan Keefer