Patents by Inventor Antonio Chemello

Antonio Chemello 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).

  • Publication number: 20110028974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for reducing a bone fracture (1, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) comprising a main body (2) and one or more anchoring elements (3) suitable for being moved by actuating means (4) from a position at rest inside the main body (2) to a working position outside the main body (2). Said device also comprises elastic means that cooperate with said anchoring elements (3) to push said anchoring elements (3) outside the main body (2) through corresponding openings (5) when the actuating means (4) are operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Antonio Chemello
  • Patent number: 6077264
    Abstract: The invention discloses an intramedullary nail to be used in orthopedics comprising: a tubular body having inside at least one anchoring device; a maneuvering element and a drilled bushing at the top end of said nail wherein said tubular body, substantially cylindrical, has the top end not cylindrically shaped. The anchoring device is provided with two or more longitudinal cavities shaped for housing a hook with arched tip pointed towards the outer side of the tube and movable with respect to the housing cavity during the sliding of the anchoring device with respect to the tube. The maneuvering element, housed inside the tubular body, operates the longitudinal sliding in the two opposite directions of said anchoring device. The drilled bushing slides without rotation with the non-cylindrical top end of said tubular body and has at least one arched lip for the contact with the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: Antonio Chemello