Patents by Inventor William J. Gazale

William J. Gazale 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).

  • Combined chisel-guide surgical instrument
    Patent number: 4697586
    Abstract: A combined chisel-guide surgical instrument for performing osteotomy and other procedures on the vertebra comprises: at least one chisel each including at least one front cutting edge for penetrating into the vertebra; a guide including a guide tip being locatable within the respective intervetebral space for accommodating and directing the motion of the chisel cutting edges into the vertebra; a handle being fixedly connected to the guide for directing and placing the guide tip into the intervertebral space; a front impact member being fixedly connected to the rear end of the chisel; a cylindrical member being fixedly connected to the front impact member; a rear impact member being fixedly connected to the cylindrical member; and an impact hammer being slidable along the cylindrical member and being impactable upon the front impact member to cause penetration of the chisel cutting edges into the vertebra and being impactable upon the rear impact member to cause extraction of the chisel cutting edges from the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Inventor: William J. Gazale
  • Combined surgical double chisel and guide
    Patent number: D295317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Inventor: William J. Gazale
  • Combined surgical single chisel and guide
    Patent number: D295318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Inventor: William J. Gazale