Patents by Inventor Jose Ernesto Molina

Jose Ernesto Molina 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).

  • Arm holder for transillary first rib resection
    Patent number: 5957135
    Abstract: A surgical support apparatus for a limb of a patient includes a support assembly, such as a sling, for supporting the limb during a surgical procedure, and a mounting assembly slidably coupled to the support assembly by at least one slide rod and at least one slide tube, the support assembly being vertically positionable relative to the mounting assembly. A method for supporting and positioning a patient's body part during surgery comprising the steps of attaching the body part to a sling or other support assembly, and adjusting the position of the body part by positioning the support assembly relative to a mounting assembly slidably coupled thereto, the mounting assembly including at least one slide rod and at least one slide tube to effect vertical positioning of the support assembly relative to the mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignees: Regents of the U. of Minnesota, Rultract, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose Ernesto Molina