Patents by Inventor Donald J. Bonomo

Donald J. Bonomo 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).

  • Method of using a subperiosteal tissue expander
    Patent number: 4798205
    Abstract: Disclosed is a subperiosteal tissue expander for reconstruction of the edentulous atrophied alveolar ridge of the mandible or maxilla. The expander includes an inflatable tube curved into a "C" shape to match the curvature of the human alveolar ridge, having a layer of reinforcement material on one side of the inflatable tube and tabs for attachment of lines at either end of the inflatable tube. Also disclosed is a method for reconstructing the edentulous atrophied alveolar ridge of the maxilla or the mandible by placing a tissue expander subperiosteally along the alveolar ridge of the maxilla or mandible, inflating the expander to create a subperiosteal channel, removing the expander, and filling the subperiosteal channel with a hard material such as hydroxylapatite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: Cox-Uphoff International
    Inventors: Donald J. Bonomo, Robert C. Paulson
  • Subperiosteal tissue expander
    Patent number: 4719918
    Abstract: Disclosed is a subperiosteal tissue expander for reconstruction of the edentulous atrophied alveolar ridge of the mandible or maxilla. The expander includes an inflatable tube curved into a "C" shape to match the curvature of the human alveolar ridge, having a layer of reinforcement material on one side of the inflatable tube and tabs for attachment of lines at either end of the inflatable tube. Also disclosed is a method for reconstructing the edentulous atrophied alveolar ridge of the maxilla or the mandible by placing a tissue expander subperiosteally along the alveolar ridge of the maxilla or mandible, inflating the expander to create a subperiosteal channel, removing the expander, and filling the subperiosteal channel with a hard material such as hydroxylapatite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Cox-Uphoff Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Bonomo, Robert C. Paulson