Patents by Inventor Tom Pynsent

Tom Pynsent 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).

  • Medical device
    Patent number: 8512341
    Abstract: A cutting tool (1) for cutting bone, comprising: a body (2) having a proximal end (4) and a distal end (6); and at least one primary cutting surface (8) disposed at the distal end (6); wherein the at least one primary cutting surface (8) is shaped so that when, in use, a torque is applied to the proximal end (4) of the body (2), the at least one primary cutting surface (8) cuts a conical or frustoconical shaped cavity in the bone. A method for cutting bone using such a cutting tool (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventor: Tom Pynsent
  • MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090326536
    Abstract: A cutting tool (1) for cutting bone, comprising: a body (2) having a proximal end (4) and a distal end (6); and at least one primary cutting surface (8) disposed at the distal end (6); wherein the at least one primary cutting surface (8) is shaped so that when, in use, a torque is applied to the proximal end (4) of the body (2), the at least one primary cutting surface (8) cuts a conical or frustoconical shaped cavity in the bone. A method for cutting bone using such a cutting tool (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Tom Pynsent