Patents by Inventor Stephen B. Gunther

Stephen B. Gunther 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).

  • Methods and devices for less invasive glenoid replacement
    Patent number: 11957595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Desmond O'Farrell, Mark Edwin Zyzelewski, Andrew John Rodenhouse
  • Methods for less invasive glenoid replacement
    Patent number: 11696772
    Abstract: The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Gunther
  • TENSION BAND SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230092603
    Abstract: A bone fixation assembly may include an elongate fixation member and a flexible tensioning element. The elongate fixation member may include a central longitudinal axis, a distal portion couplable to a first bone fragment of a bone, and a proximal portion couplable to a second bone fragment of the bone to provide fixation of the second bone fragment relative to the first bone fragment. The flexible tensioning element may be couplable to the proximal and distal portions of the elongate fixation member to secure the elongate fixation member to the bone. The flexible tensioning element may be configured to span a bone fracture intermediate the first bone fragment and the second bone fragment to preload the bone fracture in compression to resist tensile force imparted across the bone fracture, thereby maintaining fixation of the first bone fragment relative to the second bone fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen B. GUNTHER, Robert Glen COLEMAN
  • METHODS FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20230081505
    Abstract: The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen B. Gunther
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20230080207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Desmond O'Farrell, Mark Edwin Zyzelewski, Andrew John Rodenhouse
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20230078024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Desmond O'Farrell, Mark Edwin Zyzelewski, Andrew John Rodenhouse
  • Tension band systems and methods
    Patent number: 11504170
    Abstract: A bone fixation assembly may include an elongate fixation member and a flexible tensioning element. The elongate fixation member may include a central longitudinal axis, a distal portion couplable to a first bone fragment of a bone, and a proximal portion couplable to a second bone fragment of the bone to provide fixation of the second bone fragment relative to the first bone fragment. The flexible tensioning element may be couplable to the proximal and distal portions of the elongate fixation member to secure the elongate fixation member to the bone. The flexible tensioning element may be configured to span a bone fracture intermediate the first bone fragment and the second bone fragment to preload the bone fracture in compression to resist tensile force imparted across the bone fracture, thereby maintaining fixation of the first bone fragment relative to the second bone fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Robert Glen Coleman
  • TENSION BAND SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220047307
    Abstract: A bone fixation assembly may include an elongate fixation member and a flexible tensioning element. The elongate fixation member may include a central longitudinal axis, a distal portion couplable to a first bone fragment of a bone, and a proximal portion couplable to a second bone fragment of the bone to provide fixation of the second bone fragment relative to the first bone fragment. The flexible tensioning element may be couplable to the proximal and distal portions of the elongate fixation member to secure the elongate fixation member to the bone. The flexible tensioning element may be configured to span a bone fracture intermediate the first bone fragment and the second bone fragment to preload the bone fracture in compression to resist tensile force imparted across the bone fracture, thereby maintaining fixation of the first bone fragment relative to the second bone fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen B. GUNTHER, Robert Glen COLEMAN
  • METHODS FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20210251640
    Abstract: The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen B. Gunther
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20210244547
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Desmond O'Farrell, Mark Edwin Zyzelewski, Andrew John Rodenhouse
  • Methods for less invasive glenoid replacement
    Patent number: 10786265
    Abstract: The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Gunther
  • Methods and devices for less invasive glenoid replacement
    Patent number: 10779952
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Desmond O'Farrell, Mark Edwin Zyzelewski, Andrew John Rodenhouse
  • Alignment guide for humeral or femoral stem replacement prostheses
    Patent number: 10492926
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for assisting alignment of humeral or femoral stems during replacement surgery. In one illustrative embodiment, a slotted disk is configured to position a prosthetic stem into a canal in the humerus when the stem is driven through the slot. In another illustrative embodiment, a similar slotted disk structure is configured to position a prosthetic stem into a canal in the femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Gunther
  • Stem for use in joint arthroplasty
    Patent number: 10143559
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthesis for implantation into a long bone during joint arthroplasty, particularly Total Shoulder Arthoplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty, and a method for use of the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Ries, Desmond O'Farrell, Andrew John Rodenhouse, Stephen B. Gunther
  • METHODS FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20170360456
    Abstract: The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen B. Gunther
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20170202674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Desmond O'Farrell, Mark Edwin Zyzelewski, Andrew John Rodenhouse
  • Methods for less invasive glenoid replacement
    Patent number: 9693784
    Abstract: The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen B. Gunther
  • Methods and devices for less invasive glenoid replacement
    Patent number: 9610166
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen B. Gunther, Desmond O'Farrell, Mark Edwin Zyzelewski, Andrew John Rodenhouse
  • STEM FOR USE IN JOINT ARTHROPLASTY
    Publication number: 20170000617
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthesis for implantation into a long bone during joint arthroplasty, particularly Total Shoulder Arthoplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty, and a method for use of the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael D. Ries, Desmond O'Farrell, Andrew John Rodenhouse, Stephen B. Gunther
  • Stem for use in joint arthroplasty
    Patent number: 9381086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthesis for implantation into a long bone during joint arthroplasty, particularly Total Shoulder Arthoplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty, and a method for use of the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Ries, Desmond O'Farrell, Andrew John Rodenhouse, Stephen B. Gunther