Patents by Inventor Carlos Esteban Collazo

Carlos Esteban Collazo 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).

  • Tibial plateau resection guide
    Patent number: 6090114
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tibial alignment which allows the independent establishment of two separate geometric planes to be used as a reference for the cutting of the tibial plateau during total knee arthroplasty. Two separate frame assemblies with extending rods are coupled to the tibia with a fixed relative angle between them, thereby allowing alignment with the mechanical axis of the bone. A cutting block is mounted on one of the assembly frames and is positioned against the tibia. Stabilizing pins are then placed in the cutting block, allowing the proper tibial plateau resection plane to be created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Shigeo Matsuno, Carlos Esteban Collazo, Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Michael Eric Gertner
  • Tibial plateau resection guide
    Patent number: 5916219
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tibial alignment which allows the independent establishment of two separate geometric planes to be used as a reference for the cutting of the tibial plateau during total knee arthroplasty. Two separate frame assemblies with telescoping rods are attached to the tibia with a fixed relative angle between them, thereby allowing alignment with the mechanical axis of the bone. A cutting block is mounted on one of the assembly frames and is positioned against the tibia. Stabilizing pins are then placed in the cutting block, allowing the proper tibial plateau resection plane to be created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventors: Shigeo Matsuno, Carlos Esteban Collazo, Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Michael Eric Gertner