Issued and Allowed US Patents
1. 7003 Vibratory Insertion of Orthopedic Implants (Acetabular Cup). US 9,168,154.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued October 27, 2015
2. 7004 Machine Correction of Already Implanted but Misaligned Acetabular Cup. US 9,220,612.
Prosthesis positioning systems and methods
Issued December 29, 2015
3. 7007 Cup Holder Allowing Rotational Changes of Misaligned Acetabular Cup. US 9,649,202.
Prosthesis positioning systems and methods
Issued May 16, 2017
4. 7009 Vibratory Insertion of Modular Prosthesis (Head onto Trunnion). US 10,245,160.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued April 2, 2019
5. 7010 Vibratory Insertion of Acetabular Cup with Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU-1). US 10,172,722.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued January 8, 2019
6. 7012 Driven Vibrations for Revision/Removal. Application of Vibration to Prosthesis to loosen implant/bone interface (Non-directional). US 10,456,271.
Prosthesis revision systems and methods
Issued October 29, 2019
7. 7025 (HYBRID). Vibrate to insert and align acetabular cup, then convert to discrete impacts of final seating. US 10,413,425.
Hybrid prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued September 17, 2019
8. 7029 Driven Vibrations (not percussive impacts) for Bone Preparation (cutting). Acetabular BROACH, ½ reamers, Fine tuning of the acetabular rim for implantation. US 10,463,505.
Bone preparation apparatus and method
Issued November 5, 2019
9. 7030 Vibratory Insertion of Implants – Driven Vibrations (Cam-Follower). US 10,245,162.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued April 2, 2019
10. 7031 Driven Vibration Revision/Removal. Application of Vibration (Subsonic +/- Ultrasonic) to remove Prosthesis from bone (Uni-directional and Bi-directional). US 10,470,897.
Prosthesis revision systems and methods
Issued November 12, 2019
11. 7032 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. US 10,478,318.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued November 19, 2019
12. 7033 Invasive Sensing Mechanism, Force Feedback Mechanism for Press-fit Arthroplasty, FIXATION ALGORITHM. Quantitative (not qualitative) assessment of optimal primary implant stability. BFSF. US 10,441,244.
Assembler for modular prosthesis
Issued October 15, 2019
13. 7036 Hybrid Ultrasonic Saw. US 10,251,663.
Bone preparation apparatus and method
Issued April 9, 2019 (7036)
14. 7041 Graded Non-Homogenous Prosthesis; Avoid Stress Risers and Stress Shielding with Press Fit Implants; Tiger Not Leopard. US 10,299,930.
Mechanical assembly including exterior surface preparation
Issued May 28, 2019
15. 7042 Constant Insertion of Implants into Bone (PUSH); Quasi-static Insertion for Robotic Platforms. Constrain to Insert. US 10,426,540.
Prosthesis Installation
Issued October 1, 2019
16. 7034 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. US 10,660,767.
Assembler for modular prosthesis
Issued May 26, 2020
17. 7043 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. US 10,610,379.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued April 7, 2020
18. 7035 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. US 10,653,533.
Assembler for modular prosthesis
Issued May 19, 2020
19. 7056 Ice/Slurry/Antibiotic Paste to Decrease Implant/Bone Interface Friction for Press- Fit Implants. US 11,116,639.
Mechanical Assembly Including Exterior Surface Preparation
Issued Sept 14, 2021
20. 7057 Apparatus Claims for Mechatronic Handle. Vibrations before Sensing. Calibration of OR space for Orientation with IMU. US 10,729,559.
Prosthesis installation systems and methods
Issued August 4, 2020
21. 7046 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. US 10,849,766.
Mechanical assembly including exterior surface preparation
Issued December 1, 2020
22. 7027 Ribs and Planks; (Softer Longitudinally and Stiffer Radially); Variable Materials Properties Implant; A Functionally Composite Implant with Homogenous Material Which is Mechanically Heterogenous. US 10,864,083.
Implant evaluation in prosthesis installation
Issued December 15, 2020
23. 7067 Bone preparation apparatus and method; “Driven Vibrations + Ultrasonic” Femoral Broach. US 10,905,456.
Force Sensing Mechanism in Prosthesis Installation
Issued February 2, 2021
24. 7024 Force Sense Measurement in Prosthesis Installation. US 10,912,655.
Force Sensing Mechanism in Prosthesis Installation
Issued February 9, 2021
25. 7052 Bone Preparation with Invasive Sensing US 11,109,502
Invasive Sense Measurement in Prosthesis Installation and Bone Preparation
Issued September 7, 2021
26. 7050 Best Fixation Short of Fracture Algorithm US 11,191,517
Invasive Sense Measurement in Prosthesis Installation
Issued December 7, 2021
27. 7072 Constant Insertion – Constrain Bone to Insert Implants Push or Vibrate +/_ ultrasonic. US 11,202,668
Prosthesis Installation
Issued December 21, 2021
28. 7060 Ventilation System for Head Trunnion Interface. US 11,026,809
Prosthesis Installation and Assembly
June 8, 2021
29. 7063 Surface Structures; Monotonic Variations in Pitch with “Symmetrical Peak Angles” Favors Insertion of Implants. US 11,103,354
Mechanical Assembly Including Exterior Surface Preparation
August 31, 2021
30. 7054 16/030,603 Best Fixation Short of Fracture (Force Footprints) Allowed
31. 7055 16/030,824. Best Fixation Short of Fracture (Bone Preparation). Allowed
32. 7068 The Triplet; 16/278,085 Subsonic longitudinal and Rotational Vibration + Ultrasonic for Implant insertion (Allowed). Issue 2-1-2022
33. 7077 Driven Vibrations for Implant removal +/- Ultrasonic – Apparatus. US 11,229,529. Issue 1-15-22
34. 7078 Driven Vibrations for Implant removal +/- Ultrasonic- Method. US 11,229,530. Issue 1-25-22
European Patents: Vibratory Insertion of Orthopedic Implants
EP 3089685, Prosthesis Positioning Systems
Issued September 8, 2021