Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Czartoski

Timothy J. Czartoski 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).

  • Intramedullary nail with oblique openings
    Patent number: 10010355
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall thereof defining a first opening through the body, defining a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall defining a second opening through the body, defining a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. The longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline form an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline. The longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Biomet C.V.
    Inventors: Timothy J Czartoski, Dale G Davison, William Muhammad, Jack Dean Cole, Berton R Moed, J. Tracy Watson, Michael Karl-Heinz Wich
  • Intramedullary Nail With Oblique Openings
    Publication number: 20140288559
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall thereof defining a first opening through the body, defining a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall defining a second opening through the body, defining a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. The longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline form an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline. The longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: BIOMET C.V.
    Inventors: Timothy J. CZARTOSKI, Dale G. DAVISON, William MUHAMMAD, Jack Dean COLE, Berton R. MOED, Tracy J. WATSON, Michael Karl-Heinz WICH
  • Intramedullary nail with oblique openings
    Patent number: 8679121
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis of the body and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall thereof defining a first opening through the body. The first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. The longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline form an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline. The longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Biomet C.V.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Czartoski, Dale G. Davison, William Muhammad, Jack Dean Cole, Berton R. Moed, Tracy J. Watson, Michael Karl-Heinz Wich
  • INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL WITH OBLIQUE OPENINGS
    Publication number: 20090306666
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis of the body and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall thereof defining a first opening through the body. The first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. The longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline form an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline. The longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy J. Czartoski, Dale G. Davison, William Muhammad, Jack Dean Cole, Berton R. Moed, Tracy J. Watson, Michael Karl-Heinz Wich