Patents by Inventor Peter J. Abitante

Peter J. Abitante 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: 5769856
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for locating holes to be drilled in natural bone, such as a scapula at a site for a prosthetic implant component, such as a glenoid component to be affixed to the scapula for providing a bearing for a humeral head in a shoulder prosthesis, the apparatus and method including seating a guide block against the scapula at the site for the glenoid component, the guide block having an upper end and a lower end spaced in a longitudinal direction from the upper end, drilling a first hole in the scapula along a first transverse direction by guiding a drill through a first drill guide bore adjacent the upper end of the guide block and extending in the first transverse direction through the guide block, the guide block including a second drill guide bore adjacent the lower end of the guide block and extending in a second transverse direction through the guide block, inserting a locator pin into the first hole in the scapula, with the locator pin projecting from the guide block along one of the first
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Nicholas N. G. Dong, Peter J. Abitante