Patents by Inventor John R. Tongue

John R. Tongue 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: 4522201
    Abstract: Orthopedic surgical guide apparatus for guiding the coaxial drilling of two different-diameter bores required for the insertion of repair hardware used in the mending of a broken bone. The apparatus includes a first, planar guide element which a surgeon uses throughout a procedure, and a second, generally cylindrical guide element employed during the first part of a procedure. The first guide element includes a large-diameter guide bore sized to guide a surgical reamer. The second guide element includes a body portion sized to fit removably in such larger-diameter guide bore, and also include a central, small-diameter guide bore which is coaxial with the large-diameter bore with the two guide elements assembled. The small-diameter guide bore is sized to guide a surgical guide pin (drill).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Inventor: John R. Tongue