Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Geary

Thomas A. Geary 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).

  • Bone graft insert
    Patent number: 6111164
    Abstract: A bone graft insert for graft in a patient includes a dowel formed of cortical bone and being substantially free of extraneous cancellous bone material not from the patient. The dowel has a body portion, the body portion having a sidewall portion and a front end with an end face having a surface which is chamfered with respect to the body portion. The body portion has a transverse cavity extending therethrough between opposite sides of the sidewall portion for receiving allograft or the patient's autogenous tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas P. Rainey, Thomas A. Geary