Patents by Inventor Pia Kiema

Pia Kiema 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).

  • Bioabsorbable bone block fixation implant
    Patent number: 5984966
    Abstract: The invention relates to pliable surgical implants manufactured of bioabsorbable (or biodegradable) polymer, copolymer, polymer alloy or composite and used for fixation of a bone block (graft) into a drillhole in a bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Bionx Implants OY
    Inventors: Pia Kiema, Petteri Kousa, Markku Jarvinen, Auvo Kaikkonen, Mark Sherman, Jyri Ohrling, Pertti Tormala