Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Varlaro

Giuseppe Varlaro 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).

  • Device for stabilizing long bones
    Patent number: 5643258
    Abstract: A device for stabilizing a long bone combines an external fixator with a locking nail implanted in the medullary canal of a long bone. The external fixator has fixed bone pins at each of its ends and movable bone pins intermediate its ends. The fixed bone pins extend through transverse bores at each end of the bone nail and the movable pins extends through a slot in the bone nail intermediate its ends. By this method a fracture can be compressed and stabilized while healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Howmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Robioneck, Giuseppe Varlaro