Patents by Inventor Eugene W. Wood

Eugene W. Wood 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).

  • Patent number: 4190044
    Abstract: The device provides the surgeon with an intermedullary pin for the repair of bone fractures. The pin has a main body or base which is inserted in a drilled out marrow cavity of one-half of the broken bone. A portion of the marrow of the cooperating half of the broken bone is drilled out also to accept the telescoping plunger which is positioned in the base. The two halves of the bone are brought together and the telescopic plunger is forced from the base into the drilled out marrow cavity by a stainless steel wire which is connected to the bottom of the telescoping pin and extends out of the bone cavity through the fracture. When the plunger is extended to its desired length, the stainless steel wire is cut and removed from the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Inventor: Eugene W. Wood