Patents by Inventor Lee R. Straub

Lee R. Straub 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).

  • Wrist joint prosthesis
    Patent number: 4714476
    Abstract: A wrist joint prosthesis comprises a metal radial component and a metal metacarpal component connected by a metal axle and providing triaxial motions that are comparable to those of the anatomical wrist joint and restraint of excessive motions. Energy is absorbed and shock loads are minimized by the interposition of a bearing member between the radial and metacarpal components and a bearing sleeve of polymeric material over the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled
    Inventors: Chitranjan S. Ranawat, Lee R. Straub, Allan E. Inglis, Albert H. Burstein