Patents by Inventor Thomas Thornhill

Thomas Thornhill 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).

  • Patent number: 7261741
    Abstract: A articulating hemiarthroplasty prosthesis (10) for use in arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis includes a stem (12) for implantation at least partially within the medullary canal (14) of a long bone (16) and a collar (20). The collar (20) is operably associated with the stem (12) and extends outwardly therefrom. At least a portion of the collar (20) includes a resorbable material. The prosthesis includes a head (30) and a cup (46) for engagement with the head (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Depuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc G. Weissman, J. Brock VanMeter, Thomas S. Camino, Thomas Thornhill, Thomas Schmalzried, Daniel Berry, John Callaghan, David Fisher
  • Publication number: 20070197679
    Abstract: Highly crystalline, oxidation resistant crosslinked polymeric materials such as crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes having high wear resistance, enhanced stiffness, enhanced tensile strength, a high level of fatigue and crack propagation resistance, and enhanced creep resistance can be manufactured by the new methods described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Anuj Bellare, Thomas Thornhill
  • Publication number: 20070067042
    Abstract: An articulating hemiarthroplasty prosthesis (10) for use in arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis includes a stem (12) for implantation at least partially within the medullary canal (14) of a long bone (16) and a collar (20). The collar (20) is operably associated with the stem (12) and extends outwardly therefrom. At least a portion of the collar (20) includes a resorbable material. The prosthesis includes a head (30) and a cup (46) for engagement with the head (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Marc Weissman, J.B. Vanmeter, Thomas Camino, Thomas Thornhill, Thomas Schmalzried, Daniel Berry, John Callaghan, David Fisher
  • Publication number: 20030109933
    Abstract: An articulating hemiarthroplasty prosthesis (10) for use in arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis includes a stem (12) for implantation at least partially within the medullary canal (14) of a long bone (16) and a collar (20). The collar (20) is operably associated with the stem (12) and extends outwardly therefrom. At least a portion of the collar (20) includes a resorbable material. The prosthesis includes a head (30) and a cup (46) for engagement with the head(30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Marc G. Weissman, J. B. Vanmeter, Thomas S. Camino, Thomas Thornhill, Thomas Schmalzried, Daniel Berry, John Callaghan, David Fisher
  • Patent number: 6019765
    Abstract: A bone allograft applicator device and system is effective to apply a bone graft slurry to an artificial joint without having to remove a previously implanted prosthetic component. In one embodiment, the device includes a hollow member coupled to an actuation mechanism for discharging the bone slurry from the device via a nozzle coupled to a distal end of the hollow member. The device can be used to discharge bone graft slurry from the nozzle and through a screw hole in an acetabular component implanted in the acetabulum of a patient. A bone allograft system can include various components for loading the device with the slurry and/or a plurality of nozzles each having a geometry suited for a particular application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Thornhill, William H. Kennefick, Erik Larson, Jorge Ochoa