Jeffrey E Baldwin

US Patent:

6443963, Sep 3, 2002

Filed:

Jul 26, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/626071

Inventors:

Jeffrey P Baldwin - Phoenix AZ
Robert E. Hunter - Aspen CO
Laird L. Hatch - Cave Creek AZ
Jenine S. Vinluan - Scottsdale AZ

Assignee:

Orthopaedic Biosystems, Ltd. - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

A61B 1704

US Classification:

606148, 606139, 606146

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for delivering or installing a surgical suture or suture-like implant into soft tissue, such as the meniscus of the knee, for example, for reattachment or repair of that tissue. The apparatus and method facilitate ease of placement of the suture or implant by the surgeon, protect surrounding tissue and nerves from damage during use, and permit suturing to occur through a single body portal. An injury to soft tissue, such as a tear in the meniscus of the knee joint or detachment of soft tissue from bone, is repaired through a single body portal by installing a surgical suture across the injury, tear, or detachment and passing that suture back through the body portal so that the suture can be joined and the injury, tear, or detachment can be reapproximated by the surgeon while working through the single body portal.

US Patent:

6482210, Nov 19, 2002

Filed:

Nov 12, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/439143

Inventors:

Jeffry B. Skiba - Santa Rosa CA
Jeffrey P. Baldwin - Phoenix AZ

Assignee:

Orthopaedic Biosystems, Ltd., Inc. - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

A61F 500

US Classification:

606 86, 606 88, 623 1311

Abstract:

A system of instrumentation and implants for surgically securing an allograft or prosthetic ligament into a patients bone is part of a procedure to replace cruciate ligaments. A fixation device for attaching soft tissue to bone includes a fixation mechanism, a shaft, and a securing mechanism. Alternatively, the fixation mechanism may include an expansion leg, the shaft may include a one-way track. In another implementation, the fixation mechanism may include an inner core that expands as a result of insertion of a device that causes radial displacement.

US Patent:

6723107, Apr 20, 2004

Filed:

Apr 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/550975

Inventors:

Jeffry B. Skiba - Santa Rosa CA
Jeffrey P. Baldwin - Phoenix AZ
Laird L. Hatch - Cave Creek AZ
Gary M. Gartsman - Houston TX
Ran Oren - Gaaton, IL

Assignee:

Orthopaedic Biosystems Ltd. - Memphis TN

International Classification:

A61B 1704

US Classification:

606144, 606222, 606223

Abstract:

Devices and techniques for suturing are particularly useful in laparoscopic, arthroscopic, and/or open surgical procedures. A method of delivering a suture includes providing a suture device, releasably coupling a suture to a distal end of a suture device by threading the suture through a first region of a bounded opening of the suture device and moving the suture to a second region of the bounded opening having a dimension smaller than a diameter of the suture to trap the suture in the second region, penetrating a substrate with the distal end of the suture device such that the a portion of the suture passes through the substrate, and releasing the suture from the distal end of the suture device.

US Patent:

6743233, Jun 1, 2004

Filed:

Aug 2, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/630401

Inventors:

Jeffrey P. Baldwin - Phoenix AZ
Laird Hatch - Cave Creek AZ

Assignee:

Orthopaedic Biosystems, Ltd., Inc. - Memphis TN

International Classification:

A61B 1756

US Classification:

606 73, 606232

Abstract:

A medical screw includes a shaft having a threaded portion and a distal guiding tip for introducing the screw into a pre-drilled implantation site. The threaded portion of the medical screw has a first series of helical threads having a first diameter and a second series of helical threads interleaved with the first series of helical thread and having a second diameter, where the first diameter is different than the second diameter. In addition, the medical screw may have a counter-rotation channel configured to receive bone growth.

US Patent:

D519406, Apr 25, 2006

Filed:

Jan 16, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/197618

Inventors:

David T. Merrill - Scottsdale AZ, US
Jeffrey P. Baldwin - Phoenix AZ, US

International Classification:

0207

US Classification:

D11216

US Patent:

7093331, Aug 22, 2006

Filed:

Mar 5, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/794554

Inventors:

Erin Edward Holmberg - Gilbert AZ, US
Michael James Walton - Phoenix AZ, US
Timothy Andrew Swann - Mesa AZ, US
Agus Suryana The - Mesa AZ, US
Jeffrey Philip Baldwin - Phoenix AZ, US

Assignee:

AmSafe Commercial Products, Inc. - Elkhart IN

International Classification:

A44B 11/25

US Classification:

24633, 24634

Abstract:

The present invention provides a buckle and frame for a restraint system resisting to a harsh environment. The buckle comprising a frame having a base wall, the base wall includes a debris exit opening; and a cover which encloses the frame and forms at least one vent opening and at least one passage which couples the debris exit opening to the vent opening. Debris, dust and other foreign objects which find there way into the buckle are not necessarily trapped but rather are presented with a means of exiting the buckle via the vent opening.

US Patent:

7304237, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

Apr 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/380611

Inventors:

Michael J. Shotey - Las Vegas NV, US
Marcus J. Shotey - Scottsdale AZ, US
Lincoln Jolley - West Jordan UT, US
Jeffrey P. Baldwin - Phoenix AZ, US
George Lynn Hagen - Flagstaff AZ, US
Richard L. Cleghorn - Tempe AZ, US
Kenneth C. Booth - Mesa AZ, US

Assignee:

TayMac Corporation - Gilbert AZ

International Classification:

H02G 3/14

US Classification:

174 66, 174 67, 220241, 439139

Abstract:

A simple, two piece slide-on electrical device cover assembly can be adapted for either horizontal or vertical mounting on the same base. Removable rail members that are coupled to the cover through thinned or partially broken or grooved sections enable the rail members to be snapped off under reasonable force. A manufacturer can package and ship a product in a generic configuration and allow an installer to select whether a horizontal or vertical configuration is desired, and quickly adapt and assembly the product for either configuration.

US Patent:

7343650, Mar 18, 2008

Filed:

May 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/383019

Inventors:

Jeffrey P. Baldwin - Phoenix AZ, US
Timothy A. Swann - Mesa AZ, US
Lawrence Endicott - Mesa AZ, US
David T. Merrill - Scottsdale AZ, US

Assignee:

AmSafe Commercial Products, Inc. - Tempe AZ

International Classification:

A44B 11/25

US Classification:

24503, 24515

Abstract:

The invention relates, generally, to a child restraint system and, more particularly, to an adjuster and harness for securing a child in a child restraint seat.