Patents Assigned to Larry S. Nichter
  • Method of fixating bone by driving a wire through oscillation
    Patent number: 6110174
    Abstract: A method and/or apparatus is provided for bone fixation which includes oscillating a wire about a longitudinal axis, advancing the oscillating wire into the bone tissue, and leaving the wire in the bone tissue as a fixation element. The apparatus in the present invention may be a self-contained unit for providing oscillatory motion to a chuck configured for releasably engaging a K-wire or the like, or may include a drive gear for use with a conventional rotor and drill for accomplishing the same oscillatory action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Larry S. Nichter
    Inventor: Larry S. Nichter