Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Lux

Thomas W. Lux 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).

  • Patient specific implant positioning
    Patent number: 9468502
    Abstract: Instrument that is made to match the perimeter shape of a Patient Specific Knee Implant (PSKI) with features for locating holes in the distal femur such that the posts or lugs in the femoral implant locate the femoral implant centered medial-laterally within an acceptable degree of precision to prevent overhang of either the medial or lateral side of the femoral implant over the perimeter of the distal femur bone resections. Patient specific implant technology, in which a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a bone is accessed and a three-dimensional solution volume is defined based on resection cuts used in fitting an implant on the portion of the bone. An outline representation of at least a portion of an outer surface of a periphery of the resultant bone volume is determined and the outline representation is used in one or more operations related to instrument matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: James B Wiebe, III, Thomas W Lux, Randy C. Winebarger, Ruxandra C Marinescu Tanasoca, Brian W. McKinnon, Roger R Dees, Jr., William L Bowers, Jr., Ryan L Landon
  • PATIENT SPECIFIC IMPLANT POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20140066937
    Abstract: Instrument that is made to match the perimeter shape of a Patient Specific Knee Implant (PSKI) with features for locating holes in the distal femur such that the posts or lugs in the femoral implant locate the femoral implant centered medial-laterally within an acceptable degree of precision to prevent overhang of either the medial or lateral side of the femoral implant over the perimeter of the distal femur bone resections. Patient specific implant technology, in which a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a bone is accessed and a three-dimensional solution volume is defined based on resection cuts used in fitting an implant on the portion of the bone. An outline representation of at least a portion of an outer surface of a periphery of the resultant bone volume is determined and the outline representation is used in one or more operations related to instrument matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: James B. Wiebe, III, Thomas W. Lux, Randy C. Winebarger, Ruxandra C. Marinescu Tanasoca, Brian W. McKinnon, Roger R. Dees, JR., William L. Bowers, JR., Ryan L. Landon