Patents by Inventor Stephen Herrington

Stephen Herrington 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reattachment of a cranial flap using a cranial clamp
    Patent number: 6379363
    Abstract: This invention relates to a set of surgical instruments for use in reattachment of a cranial flap using a cranial clamp having a base, a cap and a stem. The set of surgical instruments includes an applier instrument, a stem holder instrument and a stem cutter instrument. The applier instrument slidably receives a portion of the stem and moves the cap relative to the base. The applier instrument includes a handle, a trigger and a barrel configured as a gun-style instrument, as well as includes an engagement mechanism having a contoured surface that matingly engages a contoured surface on a portion of the stem. The stem holder instrument engages and holds a portion of the stem. The stem holder instrument includes a pair of handles and a lock mechanism that may be locked upon squeezing a pair of handles once and be opened upon squeezing the pair of handles once again. The stem cutter instrument removes a portion of the stem from the cranial clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Herrington, Jeffrey Duncan, Dennis Cirino, Steven Crow