Patents by Inventor Sven E. Olerud

Sven E. Olerud 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).

  • Aiming apparatus
    Patent number: 4850344
    Abstract: An aiming apparatus for making transverse bores in a patient's bone in register with the holes or bores of an osteosynthesis aid in the bone, especially an interlocking nail, comprises an elongated holder for the accommodation of an aiming member adapted to be brought into the beam path of an X-ray apparatus, a reception head for receiving a drill or wire drill rotatably supported in the holder, and a power drive supported by the holder for rotatably driving the reception head. The reception head is made of a material transparent to X-ray radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Howmedica International, Inc.
    Inventors: Sven E. Olerud, Karl M. Richter
  • Aiming apparatus
    Patent number: 4625718
    Abstract: An aiming apparatus for making transverse bores in a patient's bone in register with the holes or bores of an osteosynthesis aid in the bone, especially an interlocking nail, comprises an elongated holder for the accommodation of an aiming member adapted to be brought into the beam path of an X-ray apparatus, a reception head for receivig a drill or wire drill rotatably supported in the holder, and a power drive supported by the holder for rotatably driving the reception head. The reception head is made of a material transparent to X-ray radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Howmedica International, Inc.
    Inventors: Sven E. Olerud, Karl M. Richter