Patents by Inventor Ninian Peckitt

Ninian Peckitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20050085811
    Abstract: A spiral distraction device includes anchoring means for attachment of the device to each side of a patient's existing mandible. A conjoined intermediate bar attaches to and transports moveable bone pieces on each side of the patient's mandible towards each other in a spiral vector that is larger than the patient's anatomical mandible contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Computergen Implants Limited
    Inventor: Ninian Peckitt
  • Patent number: 6254639
    Abstract: A prosthetic implant to replace damaged or diseased bone, especially in the maxillofacial region, is produced by producing a digital representation of the region of interest by CAT scan, using the data to create a model by stereolithography, and using the data also to produce the implant by CNC machining. The implant is an entire replacement extracts excised surgically, without need for reconstructing bone or soft tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Ninian Peckitt