Patents by Inventor Joseph Contiliano

Joseph Contiliano 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).

  • Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone
    Publication number: 20030135274
    Abstract: A graft ligament anchor comprises a graft ligament engagement member disposed in an opening in a bone, the graft ligament engagement member being arranged to receive a graft ligament alongside the engagement member, and a locking member for disposition in the opening, and at least in part engageable with the graft ligament engagement member. Movement of the locking member in the opening causes the locking member to urge the engagement member, and the graft ligament therewith, toward a wall of the opening, to secure the graft ligament to the wall of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Jo Hays, David Overaker, Joseph Contiliano, Joseph Sklar
  • Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone
    Patent number: 6554862
    Abstract: A graft ligament anchor comprises a graft ligament engagement member disposed in an opening in a bone, the graft ligament engagement member being arranged to receive a graft ligament alongside the engagement member, and a locking member for disposition in the opening, and at least in part engageable with the graft ligament engagement member. Movement of the locking member in the opening causes the locking member to urge the engagement member, and the graft ligament therewith, toward a wall of the opening, to secure the graft ligament to the wall of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Jo Hays, David Overaker, Joseph Contiliano, Joseph H. Sklar
  • Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone
    Publication number: 20020072797
    Abstract: A graft ligament anchor comprises a graft ligament engagement member disposed in an opening in a bone, the graft ligament engagement member being arranged to receive a graft ligament alongside the engagement member, and a locking member for disposition in the opening, and at least in part engageable with the graft ligament engagement member. Movement of the locking member in the opening causes the locking member to urge the engagement member, and the graft ligament therewith, toward a wall of the opening, to secure the graft ligament to the wall of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Jo Hays, David Overaker, Joseph Contiliano, Joseph H. Sklar