Patents by Inventor Thomas Vanasse

Thomas Vanasse 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: 9289253
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for a shoulder joint includes a patient-specific alignment guide. The alignment guide includes a cap having a three-dimensional engagement surface customized in a pre-operative plan by computer imaging to be complementary and closely mate and conform to a humeral head of a proximal humerus of a patient. The alignment guide includes a tubular element extending from the cap and defining a longitudinal guiding bore for guiding an alignment pin at a patient-specific position and orientation determined in the pre-operative plan, and an orientation feature on the cap. The orientation feature is designed to orient the cap relative to the humeral head when the orientation feature is aligned with a landmark of the proximal humerus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Vanasse, Robert Metzger
  • Publication number: 20080027558
    Abstract: A prosthesis can replace at least a portion of an anatomical wrist. The prosthesis can include modular portions and bone ingrowth portions for fixation. The modular prosthesis can include selected portions that are assembled for implantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.
    Inventors: Andrew Palmer, James Strickland, Thomas Graham, Brian Berelsman, Craig Allebach, Bryce Isch, Thomas Vanasse
  • Publication number: 20050107802
    Abstract: An instrument for measuring the medullary canal of a long bone in order to determine the proper size for a stem centralizer is provided. The instrument includes an elongated central portion defining opposed first and second ends and a contact portion. The contact portion extends from the first end or the second end of the elongated central portion. The contact portion has a contact area for contact with the medullary canal and defines a relief area for providing clearance between the instrument and the medullary canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Vanasse, Andrew Jacobs, Gordon Young, Charles Jaggers