Patents by Inventor Miquel Pirela-Cruz

Miquel Pirela-Cruz 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: 5136743
    Abstract: A device for positioning the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) for medical examination is described which comprises a platform sized to receive a forearm and hand of a subject, a pair of upright blocks mounted on the platform in spaced relationship to each other, each block having a plurality of slots therethrough, a post on the platform near one end thereof for gripping by the subject in substantially immobilizing the forearm against lengthwise movement along the platform during examination, and a pair of stabilizing posts adjustably mounted to each block for contacting corresponding sides of the forearm near the DRUJ and holding the forearm in preselected position for examination of the DRUJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Miquel Pirela-Cruz