Patents by Inventor William Bugbee

William Bugbee 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).

  • A Flexible Osteochondral or Chondral Graft
    Publication number: 20240033091
    Abstract: A flexible osteochondral tissue graft or graft containing cartilage and underlying bone is provided with slits formed by water cutting. Various slit designs, or grooves enhance the flexibility of the graft and create a controlled open-pore structure to enhance cell infiltration and/or tissue integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Suzanne TABBAA, Farshid GUILAK, William BUGBEE
  • METHOD OF FABRICATING CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20190110841
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, JR., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Jose F. Guzman
  • Method of fabricating customized patient-specific bone cutting blocks
    Patent number: 10149722
    Abstract: A number of orthopedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Jose F. Guzman
  • Customized patient-specific bone cutting blocks
    Patent number: 9786022
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Jose F. Guzman
  • Customized patient-specific bone cutting blocks
    Patent number: 9314251
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Mark B. Lester, Jeffrey Roose
  • Customized patient-specific tibial cutting blocks
    Patent number: 9173662
    Abstract: A customized patient-specific tibial cutting block comprising a body having a bone-facing surface that has a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive (i) a portion of an anterior side of a patient's tibia that has a corresponding positive contour, and (ii) a portion of a medial side of the patient's tibia that has a corresponding positive contour such that, when viewed superiorly, an angle greater than zero is defined between a vertically-extending, bisecting plane of the body and a bisecting sagittal plane of the patient's tibia when the portions of the patient's tibia are received in the customized patient-specific negative contour of the body, and at least one tab extending posteriorly from the body, the at least one tab having a bone-facing surface having a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive a portion of the proximal side of the patient's tibia that has a corresponding positive contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark W. Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose
  • Customized patient-specific tibial cutting blocks
    Patent number: 9138239
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark W. Pagnano, Michael Swank
  • Customized Patient-Specific Bone Cutting Blocks
    Publication number: 20150190145
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Luke J. ARAM, William BUGBEE, Charles A. ENGH, Joseph MOSKAL, Mark PAGANO, Michael SWANK, Bryan ROSE, Mark B. LESTER, Jeffrey ROOSE
  • Customized patient-specific bone cutting blocks
    Patent number: 8979855
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Jr., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Mark B. Lester, Jeffrey Roose
  • CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20140200902
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, JR., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Jose F. Guzman
  • CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20140142580
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, JR., Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Mark B. Lester, Jeffrey Roose
  • CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC TIBIAL CUTTING BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20130190768
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Joseph Moskal, Mark W. Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose
  • CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS HAVING LOCATING FEATURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130150862
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose
  • CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC TIBIAL CUTTING BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20130138111
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, JR., Joseph Moskal, Mark W. Pagnano, Michael Swank
  • METHOD OF FABRICATING CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20130066319
    Abstract: A number of orthopedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, William Bugbee, Charles A. Engh, Joseph Moskal, Mark Pagnano, Michael Swank, Bryan Rose, Jose F. Guzman