Patents by Inventor Roger Widmann

Roger Widmann 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).

  • Radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis
    Patent number: 7680542
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of treating bone length discrepancies and angular deformities in a patient in need thereof, where the method involves radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis of a physeal plate. Specifically, the method treats long bone discrepancies with a minimally invasive procedure. The present invention is also directed to a method of inhibiting bone growth, where the method involves exposing a physeal growth plate to radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: New York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery
    Inventor: Roger Widmann
  • Radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis
    Publication number: 20050263159
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of treating bone length discrepancies and angular deformities in a patient in need thereof, where the method involves radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis of a physeal plate. Specifically, the method treats long bone discrepancies with a minimally invasive procedure. The present invention is also directed to a method of inhibiting bone growth, where the method involves exposing a physeal growth plate to radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: New York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery
    Inventor: Roger Widmann