Patents Assigned to NEMCO Medical
  • Patent number: 6770077
    Abstract: A femoral knee saw guide for use in surgery includes a cutting guide having a slot extending therethrough for guiding a saw and alignment structure attached to the guide and positioned externally of the patient's femur for effecting proper alignment of the cutting guide. The cutting guide may be used for cutting one or both condyles at the distal end of the femur in a medial to lateral direction or lateral to medial direction. An arm having a stylus extending into the plane defined by the path of travel of the saw may be used when it is desired to cut only a single condyle to prevent inadvertently cutting the opposing condyle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: NEMCO Medical, Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard R. Van Zile, Donald M. Smucker, Thomas M. Coon
  • Patent number: 6312432
    Abstract: A bone drill extending along an axis has (1) a stabilizing point with first and second cutting edges which extend to a tip, conical wall sections and flutes on opposite sides of each of the first and second cutting edges and (2) first and second lands extending radially outwardly from the conical wall sections, each land having a radially outwardly extending cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Nemco Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: John W. Leppelmeier
  • Patent number: 6095723
    Abstract: An engraving tool includes an end portion extending to a tip, a pair of flutes in the end portion and wall sections between the flutes. The wall sections are ground in the area of the tip to form surfaces having cutting edges and facets disposed at specific angles relative to a plane perpendicular to axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: NEMCO Medical
    Inventors: Ellis Melvin Reynolds, Howard Dean Trosper