Patents by Inventor Marco Tonci Ottieri

Marco Tonci Ottieri 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).

  • Intramedullary device for pinning bones
    Patent number: 5971986
    Abstract: An intramedullary device (1) for pinning bones, wherein an elongated body (6), insertable inside the medullary canal of the bone (2), is connected to the bone (2) by a connecting device (14) having at least one deformable metal pin (15), and an assembly (16) for deforming and guiding the pin (15) along a respective given path (19); the guide assembly (16) having at least one guide surface (23) extending at least along a portion of the path (19), and a radial constraint element (28) distinct from the elongated body (6) and connected to the elongated body (6) in a position facing an intermediate portion of the guide surface (23) to define, in use, a radial constraint for the pin (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventors: Francesco Saverio Santori, Marco Tonci Ottieri