Russell G Olsen
Podiatry in Cedar City, UT

2010020, Aug 12, 2010

Feb 6, 2009

12/367381

Scott E. Bulloch - St. George UT, US
Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US

A61C 1/00

433215, 433 75

According to one embodiment, a cannulated dental implant system for implanting a dental implant in bone tissue includes a guide splint having at least one guide sleeve defining a guide channel. The system also includes a guide pin with a bone penetrating end portion. The guide pin is extendable through the guide channel and drivable into bone tissue. Further, the system includes a first drill bit with a first outer diameter and an axial channel sized to receive the guide pin. The first drill bit is rotatable about the guide pin to drill a hole into the bone tissue. The hole has a diameter corresponding with the first outer diameter. The system includes a second drill bit with a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter. The second drill bit further includes an axial channel sized to receive the guide pin. Moreover, the second drill bit is rotatable about the guide pin to enlarge the hole in the bone tissue to correspond with the second outer diameter. Additionally, the system includes a dental implant securable within the enlarged hole.

7959439, Jun 14, 2011

Oct 23, 2008

12/257071

Scott E. Bulloch - W. St. George UT, US
Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US

Intrinsic Medical, LLC - Cedar City UT

A61C 8/00

433173, 433172

Described herein are various embodiments of a dental prosthesis implant system and associated apparatus and methods that overcome at least some shortcomings of the prior art. According to one representative embodiment, a connector for an implant retained prosthesis includes a first portion securable to a prosthesis and a second portion securable to an implant embeddable within a bone under a gingival layer. The first portion includes a first engagement element. The second portion includes a second engagement element that defines an internal cavity. The first engagement element is positionable within the internal cavity. When the second portion is secured to the implant and the first engagement element is positioned within the internal cavity, at least a portion of the internal cavity and first engagement element is within the gingival layer. In one implementation, the first portion is coupleable to the second portion via a snap-fit connection.

8540756, Sep 24, 2013

Aug 13, 2010

12/856471

Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US
Steven S. Ramboz - Summit UT, US

Ortho Vation Medical LLC - Cedar City UT

A61B 17/04, A61B 17/86, A61F 2/08

606305, 606308, 411403, 411407

According to one embodiment, a fastener includes a shank defined about a central axis and a head coupled to the shank. The head includes a continuous receptacle circumscribing the central axis. The continuous receptacle includes a radially inner surface that is angled radially inwardly toward the central axis in a head-to-shank direction.

2010010, Apr 29, 2010

Oct 23, 2008

12/257054

Scott E. Bulloch - St. George UT, US
Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US

A61C 3/00, A61B 17/58, A61B 19/00, A61B 17/04

433 7, 606 90, 606301, 128898

Described herein are various embodiments of a bone distraction osteogenesis system and associated apparatus and methods that overcome at least some shortcomings of the prior art. According to one representative embodiment, a bone distraction system for distracting a portion of bone from a source bone includes a first anchor portion couplable to an anchor bone and a second anchor portion couplable to a distractable bone segment of the source bone. The system includes a distractor coupling the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion. The overall length of the distractor is decreasable to pull the distractable bone segment toward the anchor bone for distracting the bone segment.

2011012, May 26, 2011

Feb 1, 2011

13/019161

Scott E. Bulloch - St. George UT, US
Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US

A61C 8/00

433 75, 433173

According to one embodiment, a dental implant system for implanting a dental implant in bone tissue using an implant drill driver includes a shank and a drill guide. The shank is removably coupleable to the implant drill driver and includes an internal passage that has a non-round cross-sectional shape. When coupled to the implant drill driver, the shank is rotatable via operation of the implant drill driver. The drill guide pin includes a bone penetrating end portion and a shank engagement portion. The shank engagement portion includes a notched section having a non-round cross-sectional shape corresponding with the non-round cross-sectional shape of the internal passage of the shank. The notched section of the shank engagement portion is insertable within the internal passage of the shank. Moreover, engagement between the notched section and the internal passage facilitates co-rotation of the shank and drill guide pin.

2013023, Sep 5, 2013

Aug 30, 2012

13/599938

Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US
Steven S. Ramboz - Summit UT, US

A61B 17/16, A61B 17/17

606 79, 606 87

A system for removing bone growths and realigning bones includes a bone planer and an osteotomy guide. The bone planer includes a hollow sleeve that has an end embeddable within a bone. The bone planer also includes a rotary blade that is coupled to the hollow sleeve. The rotary blade is positioned within and rotatable relative to the hollow sleeve. The osteotomy guide includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal and proximal portions are slidably coupled together. Each of the distal and proximal portions includes an upright that defines a cut guide surface. A space defined between the cut guide surfaces defines a cut path corresponding with a desired cut through the bone.

2012021, Aug 23, 2012

Feb 20, 2012

13/400564

Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US
Scott E. Bulloch - St. George UT, US

A61B 17/10

606139

According to one embodiment, an apparatus for installing and removing a fastener includes a handle and a shank coupled to the handle. The shank includes an external periphery, an interior channel, and at least one fastener engagement element at least partially positionable within the interior channel. The apparatus further includes a wire positioned within the interior channel and an actuator coupled to the wire. The actuator is actuatable to move the wire within the interior channel and into contact with the at least one fastener engagement element to move the at least one fastener engagement element into a fastener engagement position. In the fastener engagement position, at least a portion of the at least one fastener engagement element is positioned external to the external periphery of the shank.

2011027, Nov 3, 2011

May 3, 2010

12/772716

Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US
Steven S. Ramboz - Summit UT, US

A61B 17/86

606305

According to one embodiment, a fastener includes a shank and a head coupled to the shank. The shank is concentrically aligned with a central axis of the fastener. The head extends from a proximal end to a distal end and the shank extends from a proximal end adjacent the distal end of the head to a distal end away from the distal end of the head. The head includes a plurality of receptacles each spaced radially outwardly away from the central axis of the fastener. Each fastener has a radially innermost portion that extends radially inwardly toward the central axis in a direction away from the proximal end of the head.

8062032, Nov 22, 2011

Oct 23, 2008

12/257013

Scott E. Bulloch - St. George UT, US
Russell G. Olsen - Cedar City UT, US

Intrinsic Medical, LLC - Cedar City UT

A61C 3/00

433 18, 433215

Described herein are various embodiments of an apparatus, system, and method for maxillo-mandibular fixation. For example, according to one representative embodiment, an apparatus for maxillo-mandibular fixation includes a plurality of connectors, a fixation belt, and a release. The connectors include one or more anchors configured to attach to bone and a fixation belt attachment. The fixation belt includes a plurality of fasteners each fastener attachable to a fixation belt attachment and a flexible mesh disposed between the plurality of fasteners. The release is disposed on the fixation belt and has an engaged position restricting movement between the plurality of fasteners and a disengaged position allowing movement between the plurality of fasteners.