Patents by Inventor William Keith Thomas

William Keith Thomas 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).

  • Guide tool for resection of patellofemoral joint
    Patent number: 9675367
    Abstract: A guide tool (100) for guiding resection of a bone piece, comprising a body (102), a burr guide opening (130) extending through the body (102) and defining a burr resection surface, and a saw guide opening (120) extending through the body (102) and defining a saw resection surface, the burr guide opening (130) and the saw guide opening (120) being aligned such that the burr resection surface and the saw resection surface intersect, defining a bone piece resection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: BIOMET UK HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: David Wycliffe Murray, Christopher Alexander Dodd, Russell Lloyd, Duncan Andrew Ridley, William Keith Thomas
  • GUIDE TOOL FOR RESECTION OF PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT
    Publication number: 20140074100
    Abstract: A guide tool (100) for guiding resection of a bone piece, comprising a body (102), a burr guide opening (130) extending through the body (102) and defining a burr resection surface, and a saw guide opening (120) extending through the body (102) and defining a saw resection surface, the burr guide opening (130) and the saw guide opening (120) being aligned such that the burr resection surface and the saw resection surface intersect, defining a bone piece resection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: BIOMET UK HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: David Wycliffe Murray, Christopher Alexander Dodd, Russell Lloyd, Duncan Andrew Ridley, William Keith Thomas