Patents by Inventor Merrick Wetzler

Merrick Wetzler 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).

  • Surgical drill guide
    Patent number: 7575578
    Abstract: A surgical drill guide is disclosed generally comprising a handle connected to an arm, the arm having an end for contacting a bone. The handle has a plurality of non-parallel channels therein for receiving a sleeve at different angles. Once properly positioned, the sleeve can be used to guide a K-wire into the bone, which can then be used as a guide for drilling a tunnel. The various angles allow the surgeon to achieve a range of tunnel lengths. In some embodiments, the guide has a locking mechanism for locking the sleeve in the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Merrick Wetzler, Martin Gillespie
  • Surgical drill guide
    Patent number: 7192432
    Abstract: A surgical drill guide is disclosed generally comprising a handle connected to an arm, the arm having an end for contacting a bone. The handle has a plurality of non-parallel channels therein for receiving a sleeve at different angles. Once properly positioned, the sleeve can be used to guide a K-wire into the bone, which can then be used as a guide for drilling a tunnel. The various angles allow the surgeon to achieve a range of tunnel lengths. In some embodiments, the guide has a locking mechanism for locking the sleeve in the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Merrick Wetzler, Martin Gillespie, Robert P. Lowden
  • Surgical drill guide
    Publication number: 20050177171
    Abstract: A surgical drill guide is disclosed generally comprising a handle connected to an arm, the arm having an end for contacting a bone. The handle has a plurality of non-parallel channels therein for receiving a sleeve at different angles. Once properly positioned, the sleeve can be used to guide a K-wire into the bone, which can then be used as a guide for drilling a tunnel. The various angles allow the surgeon to achieve a range of tunnel lengths. In some embodiments, the guide has a locking mechanism for locking the sleeve in the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Merrick Wetzler, Martin Gillespie, Robert Lowden
  • Surgical drill guide
    Publication number: 20030216742
    Abstract: A surgical drill guide is disclosed generally comprising a handle connected to an arm, the arm having an end for contacting a bone. The handle has a plurality of non-parallel channels therein for receiving a sleeve at different angles. Once properly positioned, the sleeve can be used to guide a K-wire into the bone, which can then be used as a guide for drilling a tunnel. The various angles allow the surgeon to achieve a range of tunnel lengths. In some embodiments, the guide has a locking mechanism for locking the sleeve in the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Merrick Wetzler, Martin Gillespie