Patents by Inventor Vasilios Protopappas

Vasilios Protopappas 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).

  • Method and system for the enhancement and monitoring of the healing process of bones
    Publication number: 20090131838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system to therapeutically treat bone fractures, nonunions, deformities and also to monitor their healing process using ultrasound waves. The invention concerns one or more ultrasound transducers that are implanted in contact with the bone adjacent to the affected region, as well as an electronic unit that is either surgically implanted or located extracorporeally and operating altogether as a system, it enhances the healing process of bones and monitors the course of healing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Dimitrios Fotiadis, Vasilios Protopappas, Konstantinos Malizos, Nikolaos Malizos, Iraklis Kourtis, Lampros Kourtis