Patents by Inventor Elisa Figallo

Elisa Figallo 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).

  • Apparatus and kit for making holes at controlled depth and of different diameters on chondral and osteochondral surfaces
    Patent number: 11224445
    Abstract: An apparatus and kit for making holes of controlled depth and different diameters on chondral and osteochondral surfaces, comprises: a reamer member (2) having a cutting head (3) for removing tissue from said chondral and osteochondral surface (A), said member (2) being mobile approaching the chondral and osteochondral surface (A) for arranging the head (3) at said tissue; guide means (4) for guiding the reamer member (2) that can be firmly associated with the chondral or osteochondral surface (A), said reamer member (2) being slidable along said guide means (4); and mechanical means (5) for controlling the depth of the hole interposed between the reamer member (2) and the guide means (4) for defining an end stop of the reamer member (2) in the respective movement towards said chondral and osteochondral surface (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FIN-CERAMICA FAENZA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Elisa Figallo, Jordan N. Jacobs, Claudio De Luca
  • APPARATUS AND KIT FOR MAKING HOLES AT CONTROLLED DEPTH AND OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS ON CHONDRAL AND OSTEOCHONDRAL SURFACES
    Publication number: 20190254683
    Abstract: An apparatus and kit for making holes of controlled depth and different diameters on chondral and osteochondral surfaces, comprises: a reamer member (2) having a cutting head (3) for removing tissue from said chondral and osteochondral surface (A), said member (2) being mobile approaching the chondral and osteochondral surface (A) for arranging the head (3) at said tissue; guide means (4) for guiding the reamer member (2) that can be firmly associated with the chondral or osteochondral surface (A), said reamer member (2) being slidable along said guide means (4); and mechanical means (5) for controlling the depth of the hole interposed between the reamer member (2) and the guide means (4) for defining an end stop of the reamer member (2) in the respective movement towards said chondral and osteochondral surface (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: FIN-CERAMICA FAENZA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Elisa Figallo, Jordan N. Jacobs, Claudio De Luca