Patents by Inventor John W. Kudla

John W. Kudla 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: 5203653
    Abstract: A reamer for shaping a socket, such as a hip socket, comprising a cutter head located at one end of a rotatably driven shaft and having a hemispherical portion with a hemispherical exterior surface, the hemispherical portion containing a closed hollow chamber, and helical openings, such as slots, in said hemispherical portion connecting between the exterior surface and the chamber, the trailing portion of each of the openings having a cutting edge raised slightly above the hemispherical surface to move material from the socket into the chamber during rotation of the cutter head, and an attachment element for connecting and disconnecting the cutter head and the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Pfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John W. Kudla