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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Orthopatent, Llc, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Daniel A. Funk, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Quang-Viet Nguyen, Aldie, VA (US);
Assignee:
ORTHOPATENT, LLC, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8802 (2013.01); A61B 2017/883 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8844 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4631 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention comprises a system which determines the cure status of bone cement which is then used in making surgical decisions on the cement use and further comprises a system for aiding in securing an implant to a bone using a cured grout or bone cement. The system includes a device which comprises a frequency sensor joined to a circuit to monitor one or more frequency signals, and to an indicator that emits a signal in response to a current emitted to the circuit by the system while monitoring the state of cure. The invention also relates to surgical methods using the system.