Robert B Ball

US Patent:

7691133, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Nov 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/292333

Inventors:

Jason Ian Partin - Encinitas CA, US
Robert J. Ball - San Marcos CA, US
Ian A. Trail - Manchester, GB

Assignee:

Integra Lifesciences Corporation - Plainsboro NJ

International Classification:

A61B 17/80

US Classification:

606289

Abstract:

Systems and methods for bone fixation are disclosed. A fixation system can have a planar fixation device and a laterally-fixed fixation apparatus. The planar fixation device can have a planar surface and at least one opening having side walls defining an at least generally cylindrical shape. The laterally-fixed fixation apparatus can have an at least generally cylindrical shaped head portion having outer wall sections at least partially surrounding a central hollow area. The head portion can have an inner bottom surface. An expander hub is provided in the fixation apparatus for positioning at least partially within the central hollow area of the head portion and can be seated at least partially on the inner bottom surface of the head portion. The expander hub is rotatable to force the outer wall sections of the head portion outwardly for engaging and locking the fixation apparatus in place in the opening. The fixation apparatus is further adapted for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the fixation apparatus without lateral toggle movement relative to the planar surface of the planar fixation device.

US Patent:

20060241777, Oct 26, 2006

Filed:

Nov 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/291711

Inventors:

Jason Partin - Encinitas CA, US
Robert Ball - San Marcos CA, US
Daniel Herren - Lengghalde 2, Zurich, CH
Peter Hoepfner - Glenview IL, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/42
A61F 2/28

US Classification:

623021110, 623023500

Abstract:

Resorbable medical implants and related methods are disclosed for placement against bone and/or for filling a void such as a void between bones. The resorbable medical implants can be structured and configured as desired, for example, to conform to surfaces of adjacent bones and/or to conform to a desired bone shape for replacement otherwise. Short-term fixation of the resorbable medical implants can advantageously assist in promoting and allowing growth of new bone tissue into the implant as the implant gradually resorbs. The implant can comprise a material that is porous with microscopic and non-microscopic pores. In one aspect, the resorbable implant can be shaped and used as a trapezium bone replacement.

US Patent:

20120095482, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

May 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/105728

Inventors:

Dale Peterson - La Jolla CA, US
Ralph Mattern - San Diego CA, US
Peter Popper - Wilmington DE, US
Richard Emmitt - Oldwick NJ, US
Said Rizk - Salem NH, US
Kevin Ohashi - Jamaica Plain MA, US
Robert J. Ball - West Olive MI, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/03

US Classification:

606151

Abstract:

The endoprosthetic textile scaffold () according to an embodiment of the invention includes a first weave () substantially planar, including a warp () oriented in a first direction (D) and a weft () oriented perpendicularly to the first direction, and a second weave () substantially planar, including a warp () oriented in a second direction (D) and a weft () oriented perpendicularly to the second direction. The second weave is arranged and bound to the first weave so that the first and second weaves are superimposed in a parallel manner, with the first direction being non-parallel to the second direction.