Patents by Inventor Ciro Rosario Iaia

Ciro Rosario Iaia 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).

  • Device for identifying the position of intramedullary nail securement screw holes
    Patent number: 6702823
    Abstract: A device for identifying the position of the distal holes for passage of securement screws provided in an intramedullary nail inserted in a medullary canal of a long bone, having an arm that protrudes from said medullary canal, provided with a fixing element for rotational and axial fixing to the end of said nail, the arm comprising a portion that protrudes outside the bone provided with elements for the coupling, at a selective distance, of a hollow stem which encloses a plurality of channels allowing sliding therein of guiding wires for guiding a cannulated bone drilling tool and at least one securement screw to be inserted after removal of the cannulated tool through the bone and distal holes of the intramedullary nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Hit Medica S.r.l.
    Inventor: Ciro Rosario Iaia
  • Device for identifying the position of intramedullary nail securement screw holes
    Publication number: 20020058949
    Abstract: A device for identifying the position of the distal holes for passage of securement screws provided in an intramedullary nail inserted in a medullary canal of a long bone, having an arm that protrudes from said medullary canal, provided with a fixing element for rotational and axial fixing to the end of said nail, the arm comprising a portion that protrudes outside the bone provided with elements for the coupling, at a selective distance, of a hollow stem which encloses a plurality of channels allowing sliding therein of guiding wires for guiding a cannulated bone drilling tool and at least one securement screw to be inserted after removal of the cannulated tool through the bone and distal holes of the intramedullary nail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: HIT MEDICA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Ciro Rosario Iaia