Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Mains

Douglas B. Mains 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 osteotomy guide assembly and method
    Patent number: 4421112
    Abstract: A method and guide assembly for use in a tibial osteotomy wherein two pairs of parallel guide pins are inserted into the tibia at a predetermined angle with respect to each other through a guide block. The adjacent surfaces of the pairs of pins are then used to precisely guide a saw by which a wedge-shaped segment of the tibia is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Douglas B. Mains, Kenneth E. Merte