ROBERT L THORNBERRY, MD
Medical Practice at Capital Medical Blvd, Tallahassee, FL

2013026, Oct 3, 2013

Mar 28, 2013

13/852829

Robert L. Thornberry - Tallahassee FL, US

A61F 2/46

606 91

A computer-guided system for orienting an insert during a surgical procedure, the computer-guided system comprising:a surgical table for supporting a patient, the surgical table being capable of movement about three axes;a table inertial measurement unit for measuring movement of the surgical table;a patient inertial measurement unit for measuring movement of the patient;an insert inertial measurement unit for measuring movement of the insert; andcomputational means for determining the relative positioning of the patient and the insert based upon movement of the surgical table, movement of the patient, and movement of the insert.

8494825, Jul 23, 2013

Mar 13, 2009

12/404218

Robert L. Thornberry - Tallahassee FL, US

G06G 7/48, A61B 17/42

703 7, 606130

A method for determining the orientation of a first object in space, wherein the first object is interactive with a second object, the method comprising the steps of:.

7764985, Jul 27, 2010

Jul 23, 2004

10/897857

Daniel L. McCombs - Germantown TN, US
Robert C. Thornberry - Tallahassee FL, US
Jody Stallings - Palm Harbor FL, US

Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Memphis TN

A61B 5/05

600429, 600407, 600417, 606 1, 606 54, 606 96, 606130, 434211, 434284

Devices and processes for use in computer aided or computer navigated surgery include one or more fault interfaces interposed between an indicium and an item to be used during surgery such as a body part, tool, implant, trial or other structure or component. After the indicia have been registered into the system and surgery begun, it is sometimes the case that indicia can be inadvertently moved or dislodged in position and/or orientation relative to the body part. Fault interfaces according to various embodiments are designed to fail first, so that the indicia can be repositioned relative to the item without the need to reregister the indicia into the system relative to the item. The fault interfaces preferably include structure that allows the indicium to be repositioned relative to the item so that it does not need to be reregistered into the system. Frame attachments which can by easily manufactured at relatively low cost, are disposable, and which are manufactured for single use are disclosed.

2010024, Sep 30, 2010

Jun 8, 2010

12/796092

Daniel L. McCombs - Germantown TN, US
Robert C. Thornberry - Tallahassee FL, US
Jody Stallings - Palm Harbor FL, US

A61B 5/05

600426

Devices and processes for use in computer aided or computer navigated surgery include one or more fault interfaces interposed between an indicium and an item to be used during surgery such as a body part, tool, implant, trial or other structure or component. After the indicia have been registered into the system and surgery begun, it is sometimes the case that indicia can be inadvertently moved or dislodged in position and/or orientation relative to the body part. Fault interfaces according to various embodiments are designed to fail first, so that the indicia can be repositioned relative to the item without the need to reregister the indicia into the system relative to the item. The fault interfaces preferably include structure that allows the indicium to be repositioned relative to the item so that it does not need to be reregistered into the system. Frame attachments which can by easily manufactured at relatively low cost, are disposable, and which are manufactured for single use are disclosed.

2005008, Apr 21, 2005

Oct 20, 2003

10/689103

Robert Thornberry - Tallahassee FL, US
Jody Stallings - Palm Harbor FL, US

A61F005/00, A61B019/00

606086000, 606130000

Devices and processes for use in computer aided or computer navigated surgery include one or more fault interfaces interposed between an indicium and an item to be used during surgery such as a body part, tool, implant, trial or other structure or component. After the indicia have been registered into the system and surgery begun, it is sometimes the case that indicia can be inadvertently moved or dislodged in position and/or orientation relative to the body part. Fault interfaces according to various embodiments are designed to fail first, so that the indicia can be repositioned relative to the item without the need to reregister the indicia into the system relative to the item. The fault interfaces preferably include structure that allows the indicium to be repositioned relative to the item so that it does not need to be reregistered into the system.

6322565, Nov 27, 2001

Nov 8, 1999

9/436285

Steven A. Garner - Austin TX
Wayne Gray - Pflugerville TX
William Reyer - Austin TX
Robert Thornberry - Tallahassee FL

A61B 1758

606 96

An avascular neucrosis instrument includes a drill guide member, an extension member attached to an end of the drill guide member, an indexing member attached to the drill guide member, and a flexible drill member extending along the drill guide member and exiting the drill guide member at an angle adjacent the extension member. In another embodiment, the extension is removed from the end of the drill guide member and another extension member is attached to an end of the flexible drill member. As a result, the flexible drill member can be used to form a plurality of channel arrays for the distribution of blood supply to a femoral head.