Patents by Inventor Eric T. Garner

Eric T. Garner 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 and apparatus for interosseous bone fixation
    Patent number: 4994063
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for interosseous bone fixation. Portions of bone on opposite sides of a fracture are compressed toward each other by inserting the opposite ends of a bone staple into each bone portion and crimping the central portion of the staple. A bone staple having a central web portion adapted to be crimped into substantially an inverted V shape is also disclosed. Various devices for crimping a bone staple are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Inventor: Eric T. Garner
  • Method and apparatus for interosseous bone fixation
    Patent number: 4841960
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for interosseous bone fixation. Portions of bone on opposite sides of a fracture are compressed toward each other by inserting the opposite ends of a bone stape into each bone portion and crimping the central portion of the staple. A bone staple having a central web portion adapted to be crimped into substantially an inverted V shape is also disclosed. Various devices for crimping a bone staple are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Inventor: Eric T. Garner