Patents by Inventor Robert Emil Snizek

Robert Emil Snizek 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).

  • Easily assembled provisional orthopaedic implant
    Patent number: 6827739
    Abstract: An easily assembled provisional orthopaedic implant having first and second components. The first component may include a stem which can be inserted into an intramedullary canal and may be a femoral component of a knee joint prosthesis. The second component has a body and a sliding retention member. The retention member can be manually engaged with a groove on the stem of the first component to lock the two components together. The second component may form of an intercondylar box and have a projecting tab engageable with a recess on the femoral component to properly orient the two components when they are placed in registry with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Griner, Douglas G. Branscome, Marvin Figueroa, John Edward Meyers, Randy G. Smythe, Robert Emil Snizek, Vincent A. Webster
  • Easily assembled provisional orthopaedic implant
    Publication number: 20040039450
    Abstract: An easily assembled provisional orthopaedic implant having first and second components. The first component may include a stem which can be inserted into an intermedulary canal and may be a femoral component of a knee joint prosthesis. The second component has a body and a sliding retention member. The retention member can be manually engaged with a groove on the stem of the first component to lock the two components together. The second component may form of an intercondylar box and have a projecting tab engageable with a recess on the femoral component to properly orient the two components when they are placed in registry with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Adam M. Griner, Douglas G. Branscome, Marvin Figueroa, John Edward Meyers, Randy G. Smythe, Robert Emil Snizek, Vincent A. Webster