Patents by Inventor Troy Wilford

Troy Wilford 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).

  • Instrument for Use in Bone and Method of Use
    Publication number: 20120022568
    Abstract: Instrument for creating voids and channels in bone; and for obtaining samples of bone tissue. The instruments are suitable for reducing fractures in bone and for compacting the bone to create a barrier for leakage upon material injection. The instruments may also be used for bone biopsy and for obtaining samples of bone tissue. Methods for using these instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Antony Koblish, Jeffrey G. Marx, Theodore D. Clineff, Stephen G. Gara, Troy Wilford, Paul Tashjian, Maarten Persenaire, Dean Entrekin, Erik M. Erbe
  • Graft fixation system and method
    Patent number: 7144413
    Abstract: A graft fixation device, system and method are disclosed for reconstruction or replacement of a ligament or tendon preferably wherein a soft tissue graft or a bone-tendon-bone graft is received and implanted in a bone tunnel. The graft fixation system includes a fixation device comprising a threaded body which is rotatably connected to a graft interface member. One embodiment of the implant/graft interface member includes an enclosed loop for holding a soft tissue graft. Another embodiment of the interface member includes a bone cage comprising a cage bottom and removable cage top to hold a bone block at one end of a bone-tendon-bone (BTB) graft. An additional embodiment of the interface member includes a one-piece bone cage which may be crimped or stapled to a bone block. The fixation device holds a graft in centered axial alignment in a bone tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Synthes (U.S.A.)
    Inventors: Troy Wilford, Cory W. Carter
  • Graft fixation system and method
    Publication number: 20020156476
    Abstract: A graft fixation device, system and method are disclosed for reconstruction or replacement of a ligament or tendon preferably wherein a soft tissue graft or a bone-tendon-bone graft is received and implanted in a bone tunnel. The graft fixation system includes a fixation device comprising a threaded body which is rotatably connected to a graft interface member. One embodiment of the implant/graft interface member includes an enclosed loop for holding a soft tissue graft. Another embodiment of the interface member includes a bone cage comprising a cage bottom and removable cage top to hold a bone block at one end of a bone-tendon-bone (BTB) graft. An additional embodiment of the interface member includes a one-piece bone cage which may be crimped or stapled to a bone block. The fixation device holds a graft in centered axial alignment in a bone tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventor: Troy Wilford