Patents by Inventor Giovanni Zaccherotti

Giovanni Zaccherotti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6440134
    Abstract: A device for the femoral fixation of the ST and G tendons for the reconstruction of the ACL of the knee, comprises an elongated body (1), passage (2) for anchoring the tendons to the body (1), formed in correspondence to a distal end thereof; and a set bar (9) pivotally supported by the elongated body about a transverse axis in correspondence to a proximal end thereof. The set bar (9) comprises a couple of coaxial stop arms (9b) and is pivotable between two insertion positions, angularly spaced by 180°. While keeping set bar (9) in a insertion position, the device is inserted into consecutive tunnels (12a, 13a) preliminarily formed in the tibia and femur, until the proximal end of the body (1) partly projects out of the femoral tunnel (13a). In such condition the set bar (9) is rotated to a fixation position in order to cause the abutment of the stop arms (9b) against the surface of the femur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventors: Giovanni Zaccherotti, Andrea Castiglioni