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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5116338 | Apparatus for knee prosthesis A modulator apparatus for use in the preparation of bone surfaces and the implantation of a modular total knee prosthesis in a patient, which apparatus comprises cutting guides, templates, alignment devices, a distractor and clamping instruments which pro... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5108433 | Tensioning means for prosthetic devices This invention provides improved prosthetic devices for the replacement of a ligament or a tendon. The tension borne by the prosthetic ligament or tendon can be readily increased or decreased without disturbing the attachment of the device to bone and wit... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5019081 | Laminectomy surgical process A microscopic lumber laminectomy surgical process and procedure which includes the steps of punching a hole in the supraspinous ligament, instead of removing the ligament, and of inserting a lamina spreader instrument through the hole and operating the sp... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5002547 | Apparatus for knee prosthesis A modular apparatus for use in the preparation of bone surfaces and the implantation of a modular total knee prosthesis in a patient, which apparatus comprises cutting guides, templates, alignment devices, a distractor and clamping instruments which provi... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4995875 | Femoral elevating tool A femoral elevating tool for use in hip replacement surgical procedures and preferably including a handle having a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal ends substantially parallel to one another. The proximal and distal ends are preferably offset fro... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4968316 | Arthroscopic ankle joint distraction method An ankle joint distractor and method for spreading an ankle joint in preparation for arthroscopic surgery. The distractor comprises a pair of external fixation pins for transfixing bones adjacent the ankle joint so as to pass parallel to one another and d... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4964400 | Surgical limb supporting apparatus with tension measuring device A limb holding device designed to be attached to an operating table to immobilize a patient's arm or leg during arthroscopic surgery or the like. It provides for distraction of the hip joint or other joint being worked on, and also provides for reduction ... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4944744 | Bone impactors A bone impactor consists of a single piece of lightweight metal which has a handle and a smooth shank, across the tip of which extends a working surface that may be fitted against an excrescence, followed by striking the butt end of the handle to compress... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4898161 | Forceps for pushing apart vertebrae Forceps for pushing apart adjacent vertebrae that has two parallel pins connected or connectible to a pair of jaws, one pin being displaceable towards and away from the other pin by the moving of a guide when the jaws are being spread apart, the guide ens... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4573459 | Thumb and finger extension device A device for extending a phalangeal bone in the thumb or one of the fingers of a hand. The device includes proximal and distal pairs of bone pins, a pair of screw threaded bars for adjusting the distance between the pairs of bone pins, first and second pa... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4545374 | Method and instruments for performing a percutaneous lumbar diskectomy A method for percutaneously accessing the lumbar region of the spinal column by laterally inserting a cannula through the patient's side above the pelvic crest to contact a predetermined position in the lumbar region and passing objects such as medical in... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4501266 | Knee distraction device A knee distraction device is provided for facilitating knee arthroplasty. An adjustable force calibration mechanism is disposed in the device to accommodate controlled selection of the ligament-tensioning force to be applied at respective opposite sides o... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4220146 | Biplanar joint distractor A biplanar joint distractor to be used in arthroplasty for reversibly separating two articulated bones joined by at least one ligament while preserving the latter. The joint distractor comprises a pair of pins each to be removably introduced transversally... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4066082 | Force applicator including indicator A device for indicating the force applied by a tool comprises a bar arranged so as to be deflected in accordance with the force applied, a pair of spaced stops carried by the bar, a frame enclosing both stops with one end of the frame engaging one side of... | 01/03/1978 |
| 3993055 | Apparatus for surgical treatment of bone fractures and diseases The proposed apparatus for surgical treatment of bone fractures and diseases comprises two pairs of needles each of which is to be driven through one of the bone fragments being aligned. Each pair of needles is secured in at least one brace so that each p... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3985127 | Apparatus for surgical treatment of the knee joint The proposed apparatus for surgical treatment of the knee joint comprises two pairs of needles each of which is to be driven through one of the joint ends. Each pair of needles is secured in at least one brace so that each pair of needles forms a rigid sy... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3976061 | Apparatus for surgical treatment of bones and joints The proposed apparatus for surgical treatment of bones and joints comprises at least two pairs of needles designed to be driven through the juxtaposed bones. The tips of the needles of each pair are secured in at least one brace so that each pair of needl... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3945377 | Hip pinning tool A tool for assisting the surgeon in the setting of a surgical nail within the head and neck of a femur, the tool including a clamp structure temporarily affixed to the femoral shaft to support an adjustable arm in parallel, offset relationship to the femu... | 03/23/1976 |
