Ernest U Conrad

US Patent:

20120191207, Jul 26, 2012

Filed:

Mar 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/430093

Inventors:

John E. Meyers - Columbia City IN, US
Robert E. Montgomery - Mishawaka IN, US
Dennis R. Aquilo - Youngsville NC, US
Douglas G. Branscome - Fort Wayne IN, US
Kelly A. Timmons - Warsaw IN, US
Kimberly Les - Clarkston MI, US
Peter F. Choong - Key, AU
Peter E. Darrigan - Fort Wayne IN, US
Luke Vaughan - Del Mar CA, US
Ernest U. Conrad - Seattle WA, US
Jay S. Wunder - Toronto, CA
David H. Anderson - Fort Wayne IN, US
Kevin S. Cook - Warsaw IN, US
G. Douglas Letson - Tampa FL, US
Gary D. Bos - Moxee WA, US

Assignee:

ZIMMER, INC. - Warsaw IN

International Classification:

A61F 2/38

US Classification:

623 2035

Abstract:

Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue structures to orthopaedic implants. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal tibial implant. In another exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal femoral implant.

US Patent:

20090222007, Sep 3, 2009

Filed:

May 8, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/745767

Inventors:

Dennis R Aquilo - Youngsville NC, US
John E. Meyers - Columbia City IN, US
Douglas G. Branscome - Fort Wayne IN, US
Jack D. Jennings - Warsaw IN, US
Abraham P. Habegger - Warsaw IN, US
Alex P. Stoller - Fort Wayne IN, US
Kelly A. Timmons - Warsaw IN, US
Nathan Chastain - Warsaw IN, US
Marvin Figueroa - Warsaw IN, US
Clarence M. Panchison - Warsaw IN, US
Gary D. Bos - Moxee WA, US
Ernest U. Conrad - Seattle WA, US
Kimberly Les - Clarkston MI, US
Herrn Neumann - Magdeburg, DE
Mary I. O'Conner - Jacksonville FL, US
Peter S. Walker - New York NY, US
George D. Letson - Tampa FL, US
Thomas P. Vail - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

ZIMMER, INC. - Warsaw IN

International Classification:

A61B 17/56

US Classification:

606 62

Abstract:

The modular stem component may include a shaft portion, a head, and a sleeve. The shaft portion is configured for receipt within the intramedullary canal of a bone and the head is configured to receive another component of a modular prosthetic system, such as a femoral neck, thereon. In one exemplary embodiment, the head extends radially around at least a portion of the stem and includes a rib defining a flange extending therefrom. The sleeve, which is formed as an independent part of the modular stem component and is made at least partially of a highly porous biomaterial, includes opposing ends and has a bore extending therethrough. The bore is configured to facilitate sliding receipt of the sleeve on the head.

US Patent:

20160100773, Apr 14, 2016

Filed:

Apr 22, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/785836

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Jedediah K. WHITE - Seattle WA, US
Ernest U. CONRAD - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/06

Abstract:

The present technology relates generally to devices for electronically registering a surgical patient to his or her own pre-surgical image scan and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, a surgical navigation registration device configured in accordance with the technology comprises a patient-specific inner surface having at least one contour element that matches a contour of an outer surface of at least a portion of the patient's anatomy, and at least three registration pathways incorporated in the device and configured to mate with the tip of a surgical navigation system tool, such as a pointer. The registration pathways may be configured to enable the tip of the surgical navigation system tool to directly contact the patient's anatomy or, alternatively, to prevent the tip of the surgical navigation system tool from directly contacting the patient's anatomy. The registration pathways may comprise channels that extend through the patient-specific inner surface.