Patents by Inventor Howard J. Zlotoff

Howard J. Zlotoff 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: 3939828
    Abstract: A clasp formed of spring material is Z-shaped in top plan and in side elevation shows two legs which converge downwardly at about a 15.degree. angle, one leg depending from each end of the Z. In end elevation the legs are perpendicular to the horizontal portion of the clasp. To install the clasp, bone segments are manually or mechanically manipulated to desired position. A hole is drilled on each side of the osteotomy equidistant therefrom at an angle of about 15.degree. from the perpendicular, and converging toward the osteotomy preferably using a template which determines hole locations, dependent on the size of clasp selected. One leg of the clasp is inserted in one hole. The other leg is pulled toward the other hole, preferably using an instrument with a hook-like extremity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1976
    Inventors: Robert N. Mohr, Howard J. Zlotoff