Patents Assigned to Biomech Innovations SA
  • Patent number: 11766284
    Abstract: Device for bone fixation with a head portion (5), a tapering front portion (8) and a shaft (3) between said head portion (5) and said tapering front portion (8), said shaft (3) having a distal portion (3a) adjacent to said tapering front portion (8) and a proximal portion (3b) adjacent to said head portion (5); whereby said distal portion (3a) being provided with a thread and having a constant outer diameter DA and an inner core diameter DI; at least the proximal portion (3b) of said shaft (3) has a core (2) consisting of a biologically non-degradable material with degradation rate BND and having a diameter d?DI; a sleeve (9) surrounding said core and consisting of a biologically degradable material with degradation rate BD, whereby BD>BND and said sleeve (9) being fixed to said core in a non-rotatable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Biomech Innovations SA
    Inventor: Stefano Brianza
  • Patent number: 11160593
    Abstract: Device for bone fixation with a head portion (5), a tapering front portion (8) and a shaft (3) between said head portion (5) and said tapering front portion (8), said shaft (3) having a distal portion (3a) adjacent to said tapering front portion (8) and a proximal portion (3b) adjacent to said head portion (5); whereby said distal portion (3a) being provided with a thread and having a constant outer diameter DA and an inner core diameter DI; at least the proximal portion (3b) of said shaft (3) has a core (2) consisting of a biologically non-degradable material with degradation rate BND and having a diameter d?DI; a sleeve (9) surrounding said core and consisting of a biologically degradable material with degradation rate BD, whereby BD>BND and said sleeve (9) being fixed to said core in a non-rotatable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Biomech Innovations SA
    Inventor: Stefano Brianza
  • Patent number: 10610275
    Abstract: Device for bone fixation with a head portion (5), a tapering front portion (8) and a shaft (3) between said head portion (5) and said tapering front portion (8), said shaft (3) having a distal portion (3a) adjacent to said tapering front portion (8) and a proximal portion (3b) adjacent to said head portion (5); whereby said distal portion (3a) being provided with a thread and having a constant outer diameter DA and an inner core diameter DI; at least the proximal portion (3b) of said shaft (3) has a core (2) consisting of a biologically non-degradable material with degradation rate BND and having a diameter d?DI; a sleeve (9) surrounding said core and consisting of a biologically degradable material with degradation rate BD, whereby BD>BND and said sleeve (9) being fixed to said core in a non-rotatable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Biomech Innovations SA
    Inventor: Stefano Brianza
  • Publication number: 20180263674
    Abstract: Device for bone fixation with a head portion (5), a tapering front portion (8) and a shaft (3) between said head portion (5) and said tapering front portion (8), said shaft (3) having a distal portion (3a) adjacent to said tapering front portion (8) and a proximal portion (3b) adjacent to said head portion (5); whereby said distal portion (3a) being provided with a thread and having a constant outer diameter DA and an inner core diameter DI; at least the proximal portion (3b) of said shaft (3) has a core (2) consisting of a biologically non-degradable material with degradation rate BND and having a diameter d?DI; a sleeve (9) surrounding said core and consisting of a biologically degradable material with degradation rate BD, whereby BD>BND and said sleeve (9) being fixed to said core in a non-rotatable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Biomech Innovations SA
    Inventor: Stefano Brianza