Patents by Inventor Marietta I. Crosslin

Marietta I. Crosslin 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