Patents by Inventor William Geissler

William Geissler 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).

  • Patent number: 7455683
    Abstract: Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first anchor body is configured to be passed through a portion of the TFCC of a patient's wrist and an anchoring tissue, preferably using a delivery device, such that the first anchor body is positioned across a torn portion of the TFCC, the second anchor body is positioned across the anchoring tissue, and the suture extends therebetween. The suture can then be tensioned to anchor the TFCC to the anchoring tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: William Geissler, Shelby Cook, Meghan Scanlon, Donna Belloli
  • Publication number: 20080077182
    Abstract: Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first anchor body is configured to be passed through a portion of the TFCC of a patient's wrist and an anchoring tissue, preferably using a delivery device, such that the first anchor body is positioned across a torn portion of the TFCC, the second anchor body is positioned across the anchoring tissue, and the suture extends therebetween. The suture can then be tensioned to anchor the TFCC to the anchoring tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.
    Inventors: William Geissler, Shelby Cook, Meghan Scanlon, Donna Belloli
  • Publication number: 20070270850
    Abstract: Systems, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for performing osteotomies to cut bone and, optionally, to adjust bone length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: William Geissler
  • Publication number: 20070135748
    Abstract: An orthopedic traction tower system, and components thereof, for use in surgery, fracture repair, and/or radiography. The traction tower system may include a base for receiving the proximal end of a patient's limb, a tower arm for applying tractive forces to a distal end of a patient's limb, and a joint that movably connects the base and the tower arm such that the tower arm can be positioned for surgical access and/or for applying different types of traction, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Geoffrey Price, Matthew Sucec, William Geissler
  • Publication number: 20050240136
    Abstract: An orthopedic traction tower system, and components thereof, for use in surgery, fracture repair, and/or radiography. The traction tower system may include a base for receiving the proximal end of a patient's limb, a tower arm for applying tractive forces to a distal end of a patient's limb, and a joint that movably connects the base and the tower arm such that the tower arm can be positioned for surgical access and/or for applying different types of traction, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Geoffrey Price, Matthew Sucec, William Geissler
  • Publication number: 20050192632
    Abstract: Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first anchor body is configured to be passed through a portion of the TFCC of a patient's wrist and an anchoring tissue, preferably using a delivery device, such that the first anchor body is positioned across a torn portion of the TFCC, the second anchor body is positioned across the anchoring tissue, and the suture extends therebetween. The suture can then be tensioned to anchor the TFCC to the anchoring tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: William Geissler, Shelby Cook, Meghan Scanlon, Donna Belloli
  • Patent number: 6890358
    Abstract: A distal component for a wrist prosthesis that utilizes fixation within the carpus complex, incorporates features that improve the probability of intercarpal fusion and allows modularity of articulating components. In one form, the subject invention includes an ovoid fixation plate having three holes and a boss. The three holes allow attachment of stems and/or screws distally for fixation in the carpus. The boss projects proximally from the plate, and serves as an attachment point for the articulating head. Modularity of the fixation and articulating components allow a surgeon many options for optimizing fixation distally, and articulation proximally. The proximal head of the distal component is designed to articulate with existing radial components. Since the proximal head of the distal component is modular, however, the head can be redesigned to accommodate later design changes in proximal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Ball, Ian A. Trail, Raphael Pascaud, Robert Beckenbaugh, William Geissler
  • Publication number: 20030216813
    Abstract: A distal component for a wrist prosthesis that utilizes fixation within the carpus complex, incorporates features that improve the probability of intercarpal fusion and allows modularity of articulating components. In one form, the subject invention includes an ovoid fixation plate having three holes and a boss. The three holes allow attachment of stems and/or screws distally for fixation in the carpus. The boss projects proximally from the plate, and serves as an attachment point for the articulating head. Modularity of the fixation and articulating components allow a surgeon many options for optimizing fixation distally, and articulation proximally. The proximal head of the distal component is designed to articulate with existing radial components. Since the proximal head of the distal component is modular, however, the head can be redesigned to accommodate later design changes in proximal components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Robert J. Ball, Ian A. Trail, Raphael Pascaud, Robert Beckenbaugh, William Geissler