Patents by Inventor Franco Mingozzi

Franco Mingozzi 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: 9289239
    Abstract: A device for the external fixation of a first bone element and a second bone element articulated to each other, comprises: a guide member equipped with a curvilinear guide; a first fastening member slidably associated with the guide and equipped with first means for releasable fastening to the first bone element; a second fastening member associated with the guide member and equipped with first means for releasable fastening to the second bone element; and relative movement means by which the first fastening member is moved relative to the second fastening member along the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: CITIEFFE S.r.l.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi, Thomas Gausepohl
  • Patent number: 9155560
    Abstract: A multi-purpose external fixator (1) comprises at least one screw (2) to be implanted in a bone fragment (3) and a frame (7), in turn comprising at least one clamp (8) and at least one bar (9); the clamp (8) comprising a central body (11), in which a slot (12) is made for connection to the screw (2), an element (13) for locking the screw (2) in the slot (12) and a lever (14) for operating the locking element (13); the lever (14) is hinged to the central body (11) and can move away from and towards an end position for engagement of the locking element (13) and stable connection of the screw (2) to the slot (12); in the end position the lever (14) and the screw (2) are positioned in a T-shaped configuration relative to each other, in which the lever (14) forms a grip for implanting the screw (2) in the bone fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: CITIEFFE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi
  • Publication number: 20140135766
    Abstract: A device for the external fixation of a first bone element and a second bone element articulated to each other, comprises: a guide member equipped with a curvilinear guide; a first fastening member slidably associated with the guide and equipped with first means for releasable fastening to the first bone element; a second fastening member associated with the guide member and equipped with first means for releasable fastening to the second bone element; and relative movement means by which the first fastening member is moved relative to the second fastening member along the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: CITIEFFE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi, Thomas Gausepohl
  • Patent number: 8560088
    Abstract: A medical device, in particular for electroporation treatment, characterized by having: a thimble-like main body fitted, in use, to a hand of an operator; and a member connected to the main body and fitted with needles by which the operator performs the therapeutic treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Citieffe S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi, Marco Magni, Mattia Ronchetti, Donata Marazzi
  • Publication number: 20120203225
    Abstract: A multi-purpose external fixator (1) comprises at least one screw (2) to be implanted in a bone fragment (3) and a frame (7), in turn comprising at least one clamp (8) and at least one bar (9); the clamp (8) comprising a central body (11), in which a slot (12) is made for connection to the screw (2), an element (13) for locking the screw (2) in the slot (12) and a lever (14) for operating the locking element (13); the lever (14) is hinged to the central body (11) and can move away from and towards an end position for engagement of the locking element (13) and stable connection of the screw (2) to the slot (12); in the end position the lever (14) and the screw (2) are positioned in a T-shaped configuration relative to each other, in which the lever (14) forms a grip for implanting the screw (2) in the bone fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: CITIEFFE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi
  • Publication number: 20100204640
    Abstract: A medical device, in particular for electroporation treatment, characterized by having: a thimble-like main body fitted, in use, to a hand of an operator; and a member connected to the main body and fitted with needles by which the operator performs the therapeutic treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: CITIEFFE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi, Marco Magni, Mattia Ronchetti, Donata Marazzi
  • Patent number: 7108697
    Abstract: A stabilizing support for opening- and closing-wedge osteotomies, constituted by a plate for connecting, by screws, two bone portions formed by an osteotomy rima; the plate comprises fixing means that are adapted to be inserted and fixed in each one of the portions in order to lock the portions in a preset configuration, so as to support an axial load that bears on the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Citieffe S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi
  • Publication number: 20030216734
    Abstract: An external fixation system for treating bone fractures, comprising a first support and a second support respectively for first and second series of locking clamps for pins to be inserted in portions of a bone formed by a fracture edge, further comprising connection elements interposed between the first and second supports, which allow adjustable relative rotation between said first and second supports about an axis that substantially coincides with a longitudinal axis of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: CITIEFFE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi
  • Publication number: 20030199875
    Abstract: A stabilizing support for opening- and closing-wedge osteotomies, constituted by a plate for connecting, by screws, two bone portions formed by an osteotomy rima; the plate comprises fixing means that are adapted to be inserted and fixed in each one of the portions in order to lock the portions in a preset configuration, so as to support an axial load that bears on the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: CITIEFFE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi
  • Patent number: 6514257
    Abstract: A device for anchoring an end of an elongated tensile flexible element guided along a tunnel provided through the bones of a joint for reconstruction of a ligament, comprising a female element, which defines an internal thread and can be inserted in the tunnel, and a male element, which defines an external thread and is suitable to be screwed with play into the female element so as to secure the elongated element between the internal and external threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Citieffe S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alan Dovesi, Franco Mingozzi
  • Publication number: 20020165547
    Abstract: A device for anchoring an end of an elongated tensile flexible element guided along a tunnel provided through the bones of a joint for reconstruction of a ligament, comprising a female element, which defines an internal thread and can be inserted in the tunnel, and a male element, which defines an external thread and is suitable to be screwed with play into the female element so as to secure the elongated element between the internal and external threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: CITIEFFE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alan Dovesi, Franco Mingozzi
  • Patent number: 5057113
    Abstract: The device for tensioning traction wires has a hollow body to which a pair of actuation levers is pivoted. A movable head is guided frontally in the hollow body and a slider is slidably mounted inside the hollow body and is adapted to be traversed by a traction wire. A tension element is supported by the slider and provided with clamps for locking the traction wire. A lever system transmits to the slider the compression force exerted on the actuation levers, while an anchoring element rigidly associated with the hollow body is fitted on the slider, to which the lever system is pivoted. A movable locking element is adapted to keep constant the tension exerted by means of the actuation levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Citieffe S.r.l.
    Inventor: Franco Mingozzi
  • Patent number: 5041112
    Abstract: The external splint for the treatment of fractures of the long bones of limbs is composed of a tubular body which encloses a cylindrical cavity and has one end prismatically engaged in a seat of a box-like element, which is elongated transversely to the axis of the tubular body. The box-like element is coupled to the tubular body by means of a screw which is rotatably supported in the box-like element and is screwed in a threaded hole defined in the end along the axis of the seat. The screw is cannulated to allow the accommodation of a strain-gauge for monitoring the behavior of the splint. A support for supporting the nail-holder clamps are applied to the box-like element and to the tubular body so that it is possible to adjust them according to a total of three degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Citieffe S.r.l.
    Inventors: Franco Mingozzi, Marco Mandrioli