Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Hackett

Thomas R. Hackett 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).

  • Systems for holding and orienting cadaver specimens and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 12260778
    Abstract: Systems and methods for holding and orienting cadaver specimens for education, training, investigation, research and/or other activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew T. Provencher, Thomas J. Zajac, Tyler J. Zajac, Thomas R. Hackett, Jason Phelps
  • Systems for Holding and Orienting Cadaver Specimens and Methods of Using the Same
    Publication number: 20220358856
    Abstract: Systems and methods for holding and orienting cadaver specimens for education, training, investigation, research and/or other activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew T. Provencher, Thomas J. Zajac, Tyler J. Zajac, Thomas R. Hackett, Jason Phelps
  • Fracture fixation device, tools and methods
    Patent number: 8287539
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc.
    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: 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