Patents by Inventor Stephen R. McDaniel

Stephen R. McDaniel 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).

  • Fracture fixation device, tools and methods
    Patent number: 7909825
    Abstract: A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a flexible state and a rigid state, a plurality of grippers disposed at longitudinally spaced locations of the elongated body, a curved rigid hub connected to the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the grippers to deploy the grippers from a first shape to an expanded second shape. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprising inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a curved rigid hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy a plurality of grippers of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sonoma Orthepedic Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Heber Saravia, Brian A. Hauck, Trung Ho Pham, Charles L. Nelson, Arthur E. Anderson, III, William W. Bowen, Stephen R. McDaniel
  • FRACTURE FIXATION DEVICE, TOOLS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100094347
    Abstract: A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid, an actuateable gripper disposed at a distal location on the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the gripper to deploy the gripper from a retracted configuration to an expanded configuration. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Charles L. Nelson, Trung Ho Pham, Stephen R. McDaniel, Heber Saravia, Nathan Brown, Thomas R. Hackett, Lonnie Paulos, Robert G. Coleman
  • FRACTURE FIXATION DEVICE, TOOLS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100023010
    Abstract: A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid, an actuateable gripper disposed at a distal location on the elongated body, a hub located on a proximal end of the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the gripper to deploy the gripper from a retracted configuration to an expanded configuration. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Charles L. Nelson, Heber Saravia, Stephen R. McDaniel, Trung Ho Pham, Kai U. Mazur, Stephen B. Gunther, Nathan Brown
  • FRACTURE FIXATION DEVICE, TOOLS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20080161805
    Abstract: A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a flexible state and a rigid state, a plurality of grippers disposed at longitudinally spaced locations of the elongated body, a curved rigid hub connected to the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the grippers to deploy the grippers from a first shape to an expanded second shape. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprising inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a curved rigid hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy a plurality of grippers of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: SONOMA ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Heber Saravia, Brian A. Hauck, Trung Ho Pham, Charles L. Nelson, Arthur E. Anderson, William W. Bowen, Stephen R. McDaniel