Patents by Inventor Hal S. Crane

Hal S. Crane 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 method for bone positioning
    Patent number: 6645214
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in an arrangement for measuring the relative position of two bones during surgery includes a clamp and a measurement arm. The clamp is adapted to engage and secure to an anchor in a fixed vertical position, the anchor being secured to a first bone location. The measurement arm comprises an elongate portion and a locator portion that extends angularly from the elongate portion. The measurement arm is slidably supported on the clamp. The measurement arm is further rotatably supported on the clamp at a position in which an axis of rotation of the measurement arm is spaced apart from a longitudinal axis of the anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott C. Brown, Hal S. Crane
  • Apparatus and method for bone positioning
    Publication number: 20030093080
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in an arrangement for measuring the relative position of two bones during surgery includes a clamp and a measurement arm. The clamp is adapted to engage and secure to an anchor in a fixed vertical position, the anchor being secured to a first bone location. The measurement arm comprises an elongate portion and a locator portion that extends angularly from the elongate portion. The measurement arm is slidably supported on the clamp. The measurement arm is further rotatably supported on the clamp at a position in which an axis of rotation of the measurement arm is spaced apart from a longitudinal axis of the anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Scott C. Brown, Hal S. Crane