Patents by Inventor John W. Lyle

John W. Lyle 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: 4863473
    Abstract: A prosthesis for replacing bone extracted from a cadaver. A preferred prosthesis is formed of two tubes of differing diameter, the larger-diameter tube beng slidable over the smaller-diameter tube to provide a telescoping assembly. A stop is provided on the smaller tube, and is adjustably positioned thereon for operatively contacting an end of the larger tube to resist contraction of the assembly after insertion within a cadaver. Threaded pins are provided at the ends of the assembly for engagement within bone of a skeleton of the cadaver. The prosthesis retains the physical appearance of a cadaver after extraction of bone for use in surgical and other therapeutic purposes on living organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Osteotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. Glowczewskie, Jr., Alfred A. Litwak, Jamie M. Grooms, John W. Lyle