Patents by Inventor WAYNE CONLAN
WAYNE CONLAN 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).
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Publication number: 20240130741Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: GLENN C. VITALE, MICHAEL PARISI, WAYNE CONLAN
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Patent number: 11890022Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ACCUFIX SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Glenn C. Vitale, Michael Parisi, Wayne Conlan
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Publication number: 20230364213Abstract: There are provided compositions and methods for lyophilization and/or storage of live vaccine strains of Francisella tularensis. More specifically, there are provided lyophilization media and uses thereof for the preparation and long-term storage of Francisella tularensis vaccines.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Joseph Wayne CONLAN, Kevan MCRAE
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Patent number: 11738075Abstract: There are provided compositions and methods for lyophilization and/or storage of live vaccine strains of Francisella tularensis. More specifically, there are provided lyophilization media and uses thereof for the preparation and long-term storage of Francisella tularensis vaccines.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADAInventors: Joseph Wayne Conlan, Kevan McRae
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Patent number: 11051946Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Accufix Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Glenn C. Vitale, Michael Parisi, Wayne Conlan
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Patent number: 11039928Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Accufix Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Glenn C. Vitale, Michael Parisi, Wayne Conlan
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Publication number: 20210113338Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Accufix Surgical, IncInventors: GLENN C. VITALE, MICHAEL PARISI, WAYNE CONLAN
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Publication number: 20210113337Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Accufix Surgical Inc.Inventors: Glenn C. Vitale, Michael Parisi, Wayne Conlan
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Patent number: 10959851Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: ACCUFIX SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Glenn C. Vitale, Michael Parisi, Wayne Conlan
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Publication number: 20210052392Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Glenn C. Vitale, Michael Parisi, Wayne Conlan
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Publication number: 20210008191Abstract: There are provided compositions and methods for lyophilization and/or storage of live vaccine strains of Francisella tularensis. More specifically, there are provided lyophilization media and uses thereof for the preparation and long-term storage of Francisella tularensis vaccines.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Joseph Wayne CONLAN, Kevan MCRAE
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Publication number: 20200390555Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Accufix Surgical Inc.Inventors: GLENN C. VITALE, MICHAEL PARISI, WAYNE CONLAN
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Patent number: 10765522Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: ACCUFIX SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: Glenn C. Vitale, Michael Parisi, Wayne Conlan
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Publication number: 20180153697Abstract: The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: GLENN C. VITALE, MICHAEL PARISI, WAYNE CONLAN
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Patent number: 8993302Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant Francisella tularensis strain comprising an inactivated clpB gene and compositions comprising such mutant. Methods of producing the mutant are also described. The present invention also encompasses a method of conferring immunity against F. tularensis in a host, comprising administering the described mutant F. tularensis strain.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Joseph Wayne Conlan, Anders Sjostedt
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Publication number: 20120082698Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant Francisella tularensis strain comprising an inactivated clpB gene and compositions comprising such mutant. Methods of producing the mutant are also described. The present invention also encompasses a method of conferring immunity against F. tularensis in a host, comprising administering the described mutant F. tularensis strain.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Joseph Wayne Conlan, Anders Sjostedt
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Patent number: 7910351Abstract: A mutant strain of Francisella tularensis has attenuated virulence and has a mutation in the gene coding for a putative peroxynitrite resistance protein A (prpA) which prevents normal function of the protein. The mutant is useful as a vaccine against type A and B virulent strains of F. tularensis, and is produced by obtaining a virulent F. tularensis strain and mutating the gene, FTT0918, that codes for prpA.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Anders Sjostedt, Joseph Wayne Conlan
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Publication number: 20090098163Abstract: A mutant strain of Francisella tularensis has attenuated virulence and has a mutation in the gene coding for a putative peroxynitrite resistance protein A (prpA) which prevents normal function of the protein. The mutant is useful as a vaccine against type A and B virulent strains of F. tularensis, and is produced by obtaining a virulent F. tularensis strain and mutating the gene, FTT0918, that codes for prpA.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2006Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Anders Sjostedt, Joseph Wayne Conlan