Patents by Inventor Piero Volpi

Piero Volpi 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).

  • Methods and devices for ligament repair
    Patent number: 9814508
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for positioning and forming bone tunnels. In one embodiment, a surgical drill guide apparatus is provided. The apparatus can include a first guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a first guide pin along a first path to form a first bone tunnel. The apparatus can also include a second guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a second guide pin along a second path to form a second bone tunnel. The first and second guide members can extend at an angle relative to one another and they can be offset such that axes of the guide members do not intersect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
    Inventors: Piero Volpi, Douglas A. Fifolt, Jose E. Lizardi
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LIGAMENT REPAIR
    Publication number: 20130282016
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for positioning and forming bone tunnels. In one embodiment, a surgical drill guide apparatus is provided. The apparatus can include a first guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a first guide pin along a first path to form a first bone tunnel. The apparatus can also include a second guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a second guide pin along a second path to form a second bone tunnel. The first and second guide members can extend at an angle relative to one another and they can be offset such that axes of the guide members do not intersect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Piero Volpi, Douglas A. Fifolt, Jose E. Lizardi
  • Methods and devices for ligament repair
    Patent number: 8491595
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for positioning and forming bone tunnels. In one embodiment, a surgical drill guide apparatus is provided. The apparatus can include a first guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a first guide pin along a first path to form a first bone tunnel. The apparatus can also include a second guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a second guide pin along a second path to form a second bone tunnel. The first and second guide members can extend at an angle relative to one another and they can be offset such that axes of the guide members do not intersect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
    Inventors: Piero Volpi, Douglas A. Fifolt, Jose E. Lizardi
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LIGAMENT REPAIR
    Publication number: 20080103506
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for positioning and forming bone tunnels. In one embodiment, a surgical drill guide apparatus is provided. The apparatus can include a first guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a first guide pin along a first path to form a first bone tunnel. The apparatus can also include a second guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a second guide pin along a second path to form a second bone tunnel. The first and second guide members can extend at an angle relative to one another and they can be offset such that axes of the guide members do not intersect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: DEPUY MITEK, INC.
    Inventors: Piero Volpi, Douglas A. Fifolt, Jose E. Lizardi