Patents by Inventor Scott Dale Harrington

Scott Dale Harrington 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).

  • Apparatus and method for guiding a surgical instrument for shaping the end of a bone
    Patent number: 7374563
    Abstract: An apparatus for guiding a surgical instrument for shaping the end of a bone includes an alignment plate which has a contact surface and is mounted with the contact surface in a plane substantially perpendicular to the physical axis of the bone and in contact with the bone. A cutting guide is mounted to the alignment plate for rotation about an axis which is substantially parallel to the mechanical axis. The cutting guide includes an instrument-receiver which maintains the surgical instrument in a cutting plane which is substantially parallel to the contact plane and at a predetermined distance from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher Abee Roger, Scott Dale Harrington, Mark Nemec