Issued and Allowed US Patents
1. US 9,168,154 Vibratory Insertion of Orthopedic Implants (Acetabular Cup)
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued October 27, 2015 (7003)
2. US 9,220,612 Machine Correction of Already Implanted but Misaligned Acetabular Cup
Prosthesis positioning systems and methods
Issued December 29, 2015 (7004)
3. US 9,649,202 Cup Holder Allowing Rotational Changes of Misaligned Acetabular Cup
Prosthesis positioning systems and methods
Issued May 16, 2017 (7007)
4. US 10,245,160 Vibratory Insertion of Modular Prosthesis (Head onto Trunnion)
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued April 2, 2019 (7009)
5. US 10,172,722 Vibratory Insertion of Acetabular Cup with Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU-1)
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued January 8, 2019 (7010)
6. US 10,456,271 Driven Vibrations for Revision/Removal. Application of Vibration to Prosthesis to loosen implant/bone interface (Non-directional)
Prosthesis Revision Systems and Methods
Issued October 29, 2019 (7012)
7. US 10,413,425 (HYBRID). Vibrate to insert and align acetabular cup, then convert to discrete impacts of final seating
Hybrid prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued September 17, 2019 (7025)
8. US 10,463,505 Driven Vibrations (not percussive impacts) for Bone Preparation (cutting). Acetabular BROACH, ½ reamers, Fine tuning of the acetabular rim for implantation
Bone Preparation Apparatus and Method
Issued November 5, 2019 (7029)
9. US 10,245,162 Vibratory Insertion of Implants – Driven Vibrations (Cam-Follower)
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued April 2, 2019 (7030)
10. US 10,470,897 Driven Vibration Revision/Removal. Application of Vibration (Subsonic +/- Ultrasonic) to remove Prosthesis from bone (Uni-directional and Bi-directional)
Prosthesis Revision Systems and Methods
Issued November 12, 2019 (7031)
11. US 10,478,318 Vibratory Insertion of Acetabular Cup with IMU (II). THE MECHATRONIC HANDLE “Float the prosthesis into position”. Vibrate and Sense to simultaneously insert and align prosthesis
Prosthesis Installation Systems and Methods
Issued November 19, 2019 (7032)
12. US 10,441,244 Invasive Sensing Mechanism, Force Feedback Mechanism for Press-fit Arthroplasty, FIXATION ALGORITHM. Quantitative (not qualitative) assessment of optimal primary implant stability. BFSF
Assembler for Modular Prosthesis
Issued October 15, 2019 (7033)
13. US 10,251,663 Hybrid Ultrasonic Saw
Bone preparation apparatus and method
Issued April 9, 2019 (7036)
14. US 10,299,930 Intelligent prosthesis (I) Variable Material Properties Prosthesis (Tiger not Leopard). A prosthesis that is not too rigid (stress shield and bone resorb) on one hand and is not too flexible (micromotion and aseptic loosening) on the other hand.
Mechanical assembly including exterior surface preparation
Issued May 28, 2019 (7041)
15. US 10,426,540 Constant Insertion of Implants into Bone (PUSH); Quasi-static Insertion for Robotic Platforms. Constrain to Insert.
Prosthesis Installation
Issued October 1, 2019 (7042)
16. US 10,660,767 Surgeon Technique to Eliminate Trunnionosis (Superimposition of Ultrasonic Vibrations on Quasistatic push for application of Modular Prosthesis) – Low Assembly load for High Pull-off force
Assembler for Modular Prosthesis
Issued May 26, 2020 (7034)
17. US 10,610,379 Vibratory Insertion of Implants into Bone (FLOAT). Significant decrease in force requirement especially with ultrasonic assist. Direction of Vibration: “Any one of 6 Degrees of Freedom”. The TRIPLET.
Prosthesis Installation Systems and Methods
Issued April 7, 2020 (7043)
18. US 10,653,533 How to prevent Trunnionosis with modular assembly. The HEAD HOLDER assures Force axis, head (bore) axis, and trunnion axis are all perfectly aligned (co-linear) before application of force. No canting, cold weld, No Micromotion.
Assembler for modular prosthesis
Issued May 19, 2020 (7035)
19. US 10,729,559 Apparatus Claims for Mechatronic Handle. Vibrations before Sensing. Calibration of OR space for Orientation with IMU.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued August 4, 2020 (7057)
20. US 10,849,766 QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT of Optimal Primary Implant Stability using a hand-held tool and the “Fixation Algorithm”. Best Fixation Short of Fracture BFSF (not full seating) as the new endpoint for press fit Arthroplasty.
Mechanical assembly including exterior surface preparation
Issued December 1, 2020 (7046)
21. US 10,864,083 Ribs and Planks; “MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASYMMETRIC STIFFNESS of PROSTHESIS”; Increased propensity for insertion; Undulatory Motion with Vibration
Implant evaluation in prosthesis installation
Issued December 15, 2020 (7027)
22. US Application number 15/234,927 (Allowed not yet issued) Bone preparation apparatus and method; “Driven Vibrations + Ultrasonic” Femoral Broach (7067)
23. US Application number 15/687,324 (Allowed not yet issued) Best Fixation Short of Fracture Algorithm (7050)
24. US Application number 15/234,782 (Allowed not yet issued) Force Sensing Mechanism (7024)
25. US Application number 16/154,033 (Allowed not yet issued) Ventilation System for Head Holder (7060)
European Patents: Vibratory Insertion of Orthopedic Implants
European Patent Application Number 14873718.2 (Issued in Germany, Britain and France) – English, French, German
Issued July 15, 2020
Germany patent number 602014067872.6
Britain pending
France pending