Patents by Inventor J. Webster Williams, Jr.

J. Webster Williams, Jr. 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: 4573482
    Abstract: An arthroscopic surgery device comprising a flexible boot to fit snugly around a patient's ankle and adjacent portions of the foot and leg and a belt to be worn around the waist of the surgeon; the boot having on the outside surface of the rear portion an area of fabric loops, the belt having a lateral band portion extending upwardly and downwardly from the waistband portion with the surface of the lateral band facing away from the surgeon being substantially covered with fabric hooks and the surface of the lateral portion facing toward the surgeon being covered with fabric loops, the length of the lateral band portion being sufficient to wrap around in overlapping relationship the boot encasing the foot of a patient. This device is employed to hold and to position the patient's leg primarily the knee, in any desired orientation to permit surgery thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: Arthro-Medic, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Webster Williams, Jr.