Patents by Inventor William L. Kaiser

William L. Kaiser 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 of drilling living bone
    Patent number: 4373518
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of using a half-drill for drilling holes in living bone for orthopaedic operations. The invention also relates to a method of using a half-drill tip on skeletal bone pin for drilling holes in living bone and subsequently using that skeletal pin with external immobilization devices or alone in circumstances where a Steinmann Pin or large Kirschner wire might commonly be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1983
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Kaiser, Gale R. Brown