Patents by Inventor Ronald P. Grelsamer

Ronald P. Grelsamer 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).

  • External device diminishing odds of patient disengaging hip replacement
    Patent number: 6740057
    Abstract: Device for restricting movement of a bone joint comprises a rigid material sandwiched between two foam layers, the pad having a surface adapted to be fastened to a user by adhesive material, the pad having a generally rectangular shape defined by two generally parallel sides, a top and a bottom, and having two pad portions desired by a crease line extending between the two sides, the two pad portions forming a determined angle less than 180 degrees with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald P. Grelsamer
  • Device for reinforcing bone in partial knee replacement surgery
    Patent number: 6620199
    Abstract: A partial knee replacement device comprises a reinforcing spike which spans the tibia and supports a tibial inset. The spike has a pointed tip, shaft and head. The spike when driven across the cross-section of the tibia has its tip engaging the peripheral edge of the tibial hard bone, and its head supported by the opposite peripheral edge of the tibial hard bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald P. Grelsamer
  • External device diminishing odds of patient disengaging hip replacement
    Publication number: 20030013999
    Abstract: Device for restricting movement of a bone joint comprises a rigid material sandwiched between two foam layers, the pad having a surface adapted to be fastened to a user by adhesive material, the pad having a generally rectangular shape defined by two generally parallel sides, a top and a bottom, and having two pad portions desired by a crease line extending between the two sides, the two pad portions forming a determined angle less than 180 degrees with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald P. Grelsamer
  • Device for reinforcing bone in partial knee replacement surgery
    Publication number: 20030014121
    Abstract: A partial knee replacement device comprises a reinforcing spike which spans the tibia and supports a tibial inset. The spike has a pointed tip, shaft and head. The spike when driven across the cross-section of the tibia has its tip engaging the peripheral edge of the tibial hard bone, and its head supported by the opposite peripheral edge of the tibial hard bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald P. Grelsamer