Patents by Inventor Stephen R. RETTEW

Stephen R. RETTEW 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).

  • Aiming device for intramedullary nails, and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 11540846
    Abstract: A device for implanting an intramedullary nail includes a base member and an adjustable member coupled together and translatable relative to each other along a direction. The device includes an insertion handle configured to carry the nail and mount to the adjustable member. A drill guide is attachable to the base member and configured to carry one or more guide sleeves for alignment with locking holes of the intramedullary nail. A first reference member extends from the base or adjustable member and has a first contact portion configured to contact an exterior location of a patient's limb. A second reference member extends from the other of the base and adjustable members and has a second contact portion configured to contact another exterior location of the limb. At least one of the first and second reference members is positionally adjustable relative to the base or adjustable member from which it extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Rettew, René Haag, Abhishek Ekbote, Muruganandam Mani, Harry T. Hall, IV
  • AIMING DEVICE FOR INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210113219
    Abstract: A device for implanting an intramedullary nail includes a base member and an adjustable member coupled together and translatable relative to each other along a direction. The device includes an insertion handle configured to carry the nail and mount to the adjustable member. A drill guide is attachable to the base member and configured to carry one or more guide sleeves for alignment with locking holes of the intramedullary nail. A first reference member extends from the base or adjustable member and has a first contact portion configured to contact an exterior location of a patient's limb. A second reference member extends from the other of the base and adjustable members and has a second contact portion configured to contact another exterior location of the limb. At least one of the first and second reference members is positionally adjustable relative to the base or adjustable member from which it extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen R. RETTEW, René HAAG, Abhishek EKBOTE, Muruganandam MANI, Harry T. Hall, IV