Patents by Inventor John E. Herzenberg

John E. Herzenberg 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).

  • Drill guide and method for avoiding intramedullary nails in the placement of bone pins
    Patent number: 5403322
    Abstract: A drill guide and method for guiding placement of external fixation pins in the bone of a human limb to avoid an implanted intramedullary nail with the drill guide having a plurality of guide holes adapted to guide and receive a bone drill bit and bone pins. The drill guide also includes connecting for connecting the drill guide to one end of a drill guide handle connected to an intramedullary nail implanted in the bone and for aligning the guide holes in a fixed position relative to the nail so that the hole centerlines are oriented to avoid the nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Herzenberg, Mark S. Gosney, Marietta I. Crosslin, Leonel Dominguez
  • Fixation brace with focal hinge
    Patent number: 5358504
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device and method to externally fix bone fractures and bone deformities by moving an arc gear member, which is attached to a first bone segment, through an arc shaped path so as to place the first bone segment in the desired position relative to a second bone segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.
    Inventors: Dror Paley, John E. Herzenberg, Mark S. Gosney, James E. Orsak