John E Malone

US Patent:

6840941, Jan 11, 2005

Filed:

Oct 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/998972

Inventors:

Christopher Rogers - Taunton MA, US
John Daniel Malone - Cumberland RI, US

Assignee:

Depuy Acromed, Inc. - Raynham MA

International Classification:

A61B 1716

US Classification:

606 79, 606 84

Abstract:

A vertebral endplate chisel having upper and lower shaving portions, and a non-cutting guide integrally connected to and extending between the shaving portions and adapted to center the chisel within the disc space so that equal amounts of bone are removed from each endplate by the shaving portions as the chisel moves through the disc space.

US Patent:

7112222, Sep 26, 2006

Filed:

Mar 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/403930

Inventors:

Robert Fraser - Adelaide, AU
John D. Malone - Cumberland RI, US
Hassan A. Serhan - S. Easton MA, US
Richard C. Techiera - Avon MA, US

Assignee:

Depuy Spine, Inc. - Raynham MA

International Classification:

A61F 2/44

US Classification:

623 1711, 606 61

Abstract:

A spinal fixation assembly is provided including a fusion cage with posterior, anterior, superior, and inferior faces, and a plate having at least one aperture for receiving a bone screw and having a mating element adapted to slidably engage and mate to the anterior face of the fusion cage. The cage is adapted to be positioned between adjacent vertebrae, and the plate is effective to mate to the cage and to receive one or more bone screws to fasten the plate and secure the fusion cage to the adjacent vertebrae.

US Patent:

7819903, Oct 26, 2010

Filed:

Aug 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/927778

Inventors:

Robert Fraser - Adelaide, AU
John D. Malone - Franklin MA, US
Hassan A. Serhan - South Easton MA, US
Richard C. Techiera - North Dartmouth MA, US

Assignee:

DePuy Spine, Inc. - Raynham MA

International Classification:

A61B 17/80

US Classification:

606286, 623 1716

Abstract:

Spinal fixation plates for maintaining adjacent vertebrae in and fixed position are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the plate includes opposed superior and inferior portions that are angled in a direction anterior to an anterior face of a mid-portion of the plate. The plate also includes a curvature formed therein about a longitudinal axis in a sagittal plane thereof. In use, when the plate is attached to adjacent vertebrae, the angle of the superior and inferior portions and the curvature in the plate are effective to position one or more thru-bores formed in the superior and inferior portions at the anterior rims of the adjacent vertebrae. In another embodiment, a spinal fixation plate is provided that is adapted to engage and mate to a fusion cage or other vertebral implant disposed between adjacent vertebra. The present invention also provides spinal fixation kits or assemblies, and methods for implanting the same.

US Patent:

RE43317, Apr 17, 2012

Filed:

Mar 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/397887

Inventors:

Robert D. Fraser - Adelaide, AU
Alexander D. Grinberg - Newton MA, US
John D. Malone - Franklin MA, US
Bradley Moore - Barrington RI, US
Michael J. O'Neil - West Barnstable MA, US
Mark C. Boomer - Phoenix AZ, US

Assignee:

DePuy Spine, Inc. - Raynham MA

International Classification:

A61B 17/58

US Classification:

606 99

Abstract:

An installation tool that is useful for the efficient and effective placement of an article, such as an artificial disc, between adjacent vertebral bodies is provided. The installation tool can be provided as a kit having modular components which allow the surgeon to select from among a variety of components to assemble an installation tool that is optimized for its intended use. The installation tool of the invention generally includes a pair of opposed levers, each of which has a proximal handle portion and a distal portion. A fulcrum is disposed between the two levers to enable proper operation of the tool. The tool further includes a pusher block that is positioned between the two levers and is selectively movable between an initial location distal of the fulcrum and a final location adjacent the distal end of the levers. The pusher block includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a bore extending at least partially therethrough. A pusher rod, which facilitates movement of a pusher block, has a distal end extending into the bore in the pusher block and a proximal, handle end.

US Patent:

8267883, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Jun 17, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/817585

Inventors:

Thomas M. DiMauro - Raynham MA, US
Jeffrey K. Sutton - Raynham MA, US
Mohamed Attawia - Holmdel NJ, US
Hassan Serhan - Raynham MA, US
John Daniel Malone - Raynham MA, US
Timothy Beardsley - Raynham MA, US

Assignee:

DePuy Spine, Inc. - Raynham MA

International Classification:

A61M 5/00
A61N 1/30
A61F 2/00
A62B 7/08

US Classification:

604 8, 604 20, 604501, 424423, 422122

Abstract:

An implant comprises a photocatalytic layer on at least one surface and is adapted to act as a sensor. In some embodiments, the photocatalytic layer is a semiconductor oxide that is doped. According to some embodiments, the implant comprises a wave guide. According to some embodiments the implant comprises a light port. According to some embodiments, the implant comprises a reflective material on a surface of the waveguide. According to some embodiments the implant comprises a composite material comprising a first material that has a transmissivity when exposed to a predetermined wavelength of light and a second material that has photocatalytic activity when exposed to the predetermined wavelength of light. According to some embodiments the implant comprises a light source adapted to irradiate the photocatalytic surface.

US Patent:

8591588, Nov 26, 2013

Filed:

Sep 16, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/883832

Inventors:

Robert D. Fraser - Myrtle Bank, AU
John D. Malone - Franklin MA, US
Hassan A. Serhan - South Easton MA, US
Richard C. Techiera - New Bedford MA, US

Assignee:

DePuy Synthes Products, LLC - Raynham MA

International Classification:

A61F 2/44
A61B 17/80

US Classification:

623 1716, 606286, 606297

Abstract:

Spinal fixation plates for maintaining adjacent vertebrae in and fixed position are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the plate includes opposed superior and inferior portions that are angled in a direction anterior to an anterior face of a mid-portion of the plate. The plate also includes a curvature formed therein about a longitudinal axis in a sagittal plane thereof. In use, when the plate is attached to adjacent vertebrae, the angle of the superior and inferior portions and the curvature in the plate are effective to position one or more thru-bores formed in the superior and inferior portions at the anterior rims of the adjacent vertebrae. In another embodiment, a spinal fixation plate is provided that is adapted to engage and mate to a fusion cage or other vertebral implant disposed between adjacent vertebra. The present invention also provides spinal fixation kits or assemblies, and methods for implanting the same.

US Patent:

20060200185, Sep 7, 2006

Filed:

Mar 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/073419

Inventors:

Connie Marchek - Foxboro MA, US
William Frasier - New Bedford MA, US
Anthony Carlone - Bristol RI, US
Katherine Herard - Harrisville RI, US
Nicholas Pavento - Walpole MA, US
Timothy Beardsley - Kingston MA, US
John Malone - Franklin MA, US

International Classification:

A61M 29/00

US Classification:

606191000

Abstract:

An access device for providing access from a skin incision to a surgical site is described. The access device has a first section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a first path therethrough. The access device has a second section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a second path therethrough, the second section is movable relative to the first section, and the first and second sections cooperate to form a continuous path such that movement of the second section changes the length of the path.

US Patent:

20060200186, Sep 7, 2006

Filed:

Jan 4, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/325275

Inventors:

Connie Marchek - Foxboro MA, US
William Frasier - New Bedford MA, US
Anthony Carlone - Bristol RI, US
Katherine Herard - Harrisville RI, US
Nicholas Pavento - Walpole MA, US
Timothy Beardsley - Kingston MA, US
John Malone - Franklin MA, US
Sara Dziedzic - Braintree MA, US
Sheryl Frank - Taunton MA, US
Stephen Connolly - Sharon MA, US
Sean Selover - Westport MA, US

International Classification:

A61M 29/00

US Classification:

606191000

Abstract:

An access device for providing access from a skin incision to a surgical site is described. The access device has a first section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a first path therethrough. The access device has a second section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a second path therethrough, the second section is movable relative to the first section, and the first and second sections cooperate to form a continuous path such that movement of the second section changes the length of the path.

Author:

John W. Malone

ISBN #:

0023339403

Author:

John W. Malone

ISBN #:

0023750006

Author:

John Williams Malone

ISBN #:

0028641531

Author:

John Williams Malone

ISBN #:

0531015122

Author:

John Williams Malone

ISBN #:

0471215945

Author:

John Williams Malone

ISBN #:

0471384410

Author:

John Williams Malone

ISBN #:

0688110215

Author:

John Williams Malone

ISBN #:

0803781741