Patents by Inventor Andrei Firica

Andrei Firica 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: 5013314
    Abstract: An instrument set is provided for driving flexible bone implants into fractured long bones and then extracting them after the bones have mended, the set having a plurality of tools adapted to be held individually and interchangeably in a multi-functional handle, with specific tools being used to insert specific implants choosen according to the type and location of the fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Intreprinderea Industria Tehnico-Medicala
    Inventors: Andrei Firica, Alexandru I. B. Manof, Dragos Gheorghiu
  • Patent number: 4915092
    Abstract: A set of flexible implants for repair of femur fractures includes a short implant which is of flattened S shape and is dimensioned to extend generally upwardly from a point below the upper condyle through the neck and into the head of the femur, an intermediate length pin which is bowed to be turned downwardly and to extend from a region below the short pin through the neck and into the head of the femur, and a long pin which is bowed and extends the length of the femur from the region of the lower condyle into the upper condyle or the head of the femur. Short and intermediate length pins have eyes adapted to lie against the shank of the femur and are held in place by bone nails or screws. The lower end of the long pin has an S bend connected to a spade formation conforming to the curvature of the region of the long pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Interprinderea Industria Technico-Medicala
    Inventors: Andrei Firica, Alexandru I. B. Manov, Dragos Gheorghiu