Patents by Inventor Shaun PITTS

Shaun PITTS 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).

  • Patent number: 8940046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of implanting a prosthesis device in a subject. In one embodiment, this method involves: (i) providing a prosthesis device to be attached to an exposed surface of a bone; (ii) applying bone cement in liquid form to a bone-implant interface region, the bone-implant interface region including a region between the exposed surface of the bone and an outer surface of the prosthesis device; and (iii) contacting the bone cement to the exposed surface of the bone and the outer surface of the prosthesis device under conditions effective to allow the bone cement to cure, thereby resulting in attachment of the prosthesis device to the bone of the subject. The present invention also relates to a kit for implanting a prosthesis device in a subject, a method of performing a joint arthroplasty surgical procedure, and other methods of using bone cement in liquid form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Blakemore, Keith Pennington, Shaun Pitts
  • Publication number: 20140074104
    Abstract: An injector assembly for delivering flowable material to a medical implant, including a tube having a first end and a second end, a connector member and a port connector, where the connector member is coupled to the first end of the tube and the port connector is coupled to the second end of the tube, the connector member being configured to attach to a material delivery mechanism and the port connector being configured to attach to the medical implant. When the material delivery mechanism is actuated, the flowable material passes through the tube to the medical implant. A method of using an injector assembly to deliver a flowable material to a medical implant and bone surface is also described. A kit containing various sized parts for an injector assembly is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: VOT, LLC
    Inventors: David BLAKEMORE, Thomas CARTER, Eric LUCAS, Ross MACK, Shaun PITTS, Ronald CLARK
  • Publication number: 20120083789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of implanting a prosthesis device in a subject. In one embodiment, this method involves: (i) providing a prosthesis device to be attached to an exposed surface of a bone; (ii) applying bone cement in liquid form to a bone-implant interface region, the bone-implant interface region including a region between the exposed surface of the bone and an outer surface of the prosthesis device; and (iii) contacting the bone cement to the exposed surface of the bone and the outer surface of the prosthesis device under conditions effective to allow the bone cement to cure, thereby resulting in attachment of the prosthesis device to the bone of the subject. The present invention also relates to a kit for implanting a prosthesis device in a subject, a method of performing a joint arthroplasty surgical procedure, and other methods of using bone cement in liquid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: VOT, LLC
    Inventors: David BLAKEMORE, Keith PENNINGTON, Shaun PITTS
  • Publication number: 20110196379
    Abstract: An injector assembly for delivering flowable material to a medical implant, including a tube having a first end and a second end, a connector member and a port connector, where the connector member is coupled to the first end of the tube and the port connector is coupled to the second end of the tube, the connector member being configured to attach to a material delivery mechanism and the port connector being configured to attach to the medical implant. When the material delivery mechanism is actuated, the flowable material passes through the tube to the medical implant. A method of using an injector assembly to deliver a flowable material to a medical implant and bone surface is also described. A kit containing various sized parts for an injector assembly is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: David BLAKEMORE, Thomas CARTER, Eric LUCAS, Ross MACK, Shaun PITTS, Ronald CLARK