Patents by Inventor Stephen W. Swope

Stephen W. Swope 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).

  • ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND ASSOCIATED ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20220104952
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes an assembly collar having a cavity extending between a superior opening and an inferior opening. The cavity is sized to receive a tapered trunnion of an implanted femoral stem. A bore extends between an inferior end and a superior end of the assembly collar and is configured to align with an implant bore formed in the implanted femoral stem. The bore and the implant bore are configured to receive a fastener to secure the assembly collar to the implanted femoral stem. A method of utilizing the orthopaedic surgical instrument is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Stephen W. Swope, Dustin R. Whitaker
  • Orthopaedic surgical instrument for total hip arthroplasty and associated orthopaedic surgical method of use
    Patent number: 11207197
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes an assembly collar having a cavity extending between a superior opening and an inferior opening. The cavity is sized to receive a tapered trunnion of an implanted femoral stem. A bore extends between an inferior end and a superior end of the assembly collar and is configured to align with an implant bore formed in the implanted femoral stem. The bore and the implant bore are configured to receive a fastener to secure the assembly collar to the implanted femoral stem. A method of utilizing the orthopaedic surgical instrument is also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Stephen W. Swope, Dustin R. Whitaker
  • ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND ASSOCIATED ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20210030565
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes an assembly collar having a cavity extending between a superior opening and an inferior opening. The cavity is sized to receive a tapered trunnion of an implanted femoral stem. A bore extends between an inferior end and a superior end of the assembly collar and is configured to align with an implant bore formed in the implanted femoral stem. The bore and the implant bore are configured to receive a fastener to secure the assembly collar to the implanted femoral stem. A method of utilizing the orthopaedic surgical instrument is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Shouchen Dun, Stephen W. Swope, Dustin R. Whitaker