Patents by Inventor Frank Reinauer

Frank Reinauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240164792
    Abstract: The invention provides a resection template for the resection of a bone. The resection template is equipped with a plate-shaped base part (1) having a front side (VS) and a rear side (RS), wherein the rear side (RS) has a bearing face (10) for bearing on the bone, wherein the front side (VS) has a fastening flange (2) which extends away from the front side (VS) and is arranged next to an end edge (K) of the base part (1) or a slot of the base part (1), a cutting guide attachment (20) which can be fitted onto the fastening flange (2) from a side (S2) of the fastening flange (2) opposite to the front side (VS), wherein the cutting guide attachment (20) has a saw slot (201) or a saw abutment for guiding a sawing tool, which slot or abutment is arranged along the end edge (K) of the base part (1) or along the slot of the base part (1) when the cutting guide attachment (20) is fitted on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Ralf Leibinger, Artur Kühn, Frank Reinauer
  • Publication number: 20240156601
    Abstract: In order to improve local specificity and adjustability of the radiant power in radiation diagnostics and in post-operative radiation therapy, the invention devises an implant system (100, 100?, 100?, 100??) having a structural part (50, 50?, 50?, 50??) that can be implanted in a damaged tissue region (30) and has at least a first region (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) made of a first material and at least a second region (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) made of a second material, the first region (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) being designed to support the structural part (50, 50?, 50?, 50??) and being substantially impermeable to a predetermined radiation for the purpose of diagnostics or for medical radiation therapy, and the second region (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) being designed to complement the first region (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) to the structural part (50, 50?, 50?, 50??) and further comprising at least one portion (22a, 2b, 22c, 22d) that is structurally modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20240148508
    Abstract: The invention makes available a multi-part implant (10), comprising: a support element (20) for fixing the implant (10) to a bone material; wherein the support element (20) forms a receiving space; and a functional element (30) that can be introduced into the receiving space; wherein the functional element (30) can be fixed in the receiving space (26) by the support element (20) at least with respect to one degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Stefanie Grom, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230397939
    Abstract: The invention relates to a maxilla repositioning implant (1) for three-dimensional precise alignment of a maxilla displacing portion (5) relative to a remaining maxilla portion (3) that is fixed to the skull, wherein the maxilla repositioning implant (1) comprises a base (2), which has at least one plate (7) in which screw holes (10) are provided, wherein a portion of the material of the plate (7) defines, as a rim (11), a respective screw hole (10) that is provided for receiving a bone screw (17) in order to ensure fastening, via the bone screw (17) to be inserted into the respective screw hole (10), to the remaining maxilla portion (3) that is fixed to the skull, wherein the maxilla repositioning implant (1) also comprises a connection portion (4), which is spaced apart from the base (2) by connecting bridges (6), wherein the connection portion (4) comprises at least one plate (7) in which screw holes (10) are provided, and wherein a portion of the material of this plate (7) defines, as a rim (11), a respec
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Frank REINAUER, Lorenz GABELE
  • Publication number: 20230380978
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implantable partial temporomandibular joint prosthesis (90, 90?, 90?) having a first implant part (10, 10?, 10?) that can be fastened to a lower jaw (40) and has a condyle (42, 42?, 42?) with respect to which a joint surface (52, 82) situated on a cranium (50) forms an abutment; wherein the first implant part (10, 10?, 10?) comprises a first component (20, 20?, 20?) formed from a metal material, which first component can be fastened to the lower jaw (40), and a second component (30, 30?, 30?) formed from a plastics material, which second component comprises the condyle (42, 42?, 42?); and wherein the first component (20, 20?, 20?) is provided with a first connection piece (22, 22?, 22?) and the second component (30, 30?, 30?) is provided with a second connection piece (32, 32?, 32?), and the first connection piece (22, 22?, 22?) and the second connection piece (32, 32?, 32?) can be or are
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Ralf Leibinger, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230371990
    Abstract: The invention relates to a maxilla repositioning implant (1) for three-dimensional precise alignment of a maxilla displacing portion (5) relative to a remaining maxilla portion (3) that is fixed to the skull, wherein the maxilla repositioning implant (1) comprises a base (2), which has at least one plate (7) in which screw holes (10) are provided, wherein a portion of the material of the plate (7) defines, as a rim (11), a respective screw hole (10) that is provided for receiving a bone screw (17) in order to ensure fastening, via the bone screw (17) to be inserted into the respective screw hole (10), to the remaining maxilla portion (3) that is fixed to the skull, wherein the maxilla repositioning implant (1) also comprises a connection portion (4), which is spaced apart from the base (2) by connecting bridges (6), wherein the connection portion (4) comprises at least one plate (7) in which screw holes (10) are provided, and wherein a portion of the material of this plate (7) defines, as a rim (11), a respec
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Frank REINAUER, Lorenz GABELE
  • Publication number: 20230363806
    Abstract: The invention relates to a maxilla repositioning implant (1) for three-dimensional precise alignment of a maxilla displacing portion (5) relative to a remaining maxilla portion (3) that is fixed to the skull, wherein the maxilla repositioning implant (1) comprises a base (2), which has at least one plate (7) in which screw holes (10) are provided, wherein a portion of the material of the plate (7) defines, as a rim (11), a respective screw hole (10) that is provided for receiving a bone screw (17) in order to ensure fastening, via the bone screw (17) to be inserted into the respective screw hole (10), to the remaining maxilla portion (3) that is fixed to the skull, wherein the maxilla repositioning implant (1) also comprises a connection portion (4), which is spaced apart from the base (2) by connecting bridges (6), wherein the connection portion (4) comprises at least one plate (7) in which screw holes (10) are provided, and wherein a portion of the material of this plate (7) defines, as a rim (11), a respec
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Frank REINAUER, Lorenz GABELE
  • Publication number: 20230346563
    Abstract: A method and a computer system is provided for designing a mandibular joint prosthesis for a patient's skull side to be treated. The method matches a standardized model of the mandibular joint to a graphic representation of the patient's healthy skull side and mirrors the model along a mirror plane onto a graphic representation of the skull side to be treated in order to make corresponding detailed adaptations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Ralf Leibinger, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230329872
    Abstract: An implantable mandibular joint prosthesis includes a first implant part that has an artificial condyle and that can be attached to a lower jawbone, a second implant part that has a joint surface that can be attached to a cranium and that forms an abutment for the artificial condyle. The second implant part comprises includes a first component, which is formed from a metal material and can be attached to the cranium, and a second component, which is formed from a plastics material and forms the joint surface. The first component has a first connection surface and the second component has a second connection surface wherein the first and second connection surfaces are mutually engagingly joined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Ralf Leibinger, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230320858
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an implant system for promoting an osteosynthetic process at a gap between two bone fragments at a bone of an endoskeleton, in particular of a human mammal. In order to have available an implant system of this kind which allows patient-specific bone reconstruction of a bone, in particular an ulna and radius, wherein the gap between the two bone fragments created during the correction can be supplied with a patient-specific, accurately fitting artificial graft, a graft is provided, which can be inserted into the gap between the two bone fragments; an osteosynthesis plate is provided, which can be fastened to the bone and to the graft ; and a connection device is provided for connecting the graft and the osteosynthesis plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Heiner Wild, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230320857
    Abstract: The invention provides an implant system for treating bone defects or discontinuities and a method for producing such an implant system. The implant system (100) comprises: a first implant element (110) which is insertable or inserted into a bone defect or a discontinuity (2) of a human bone (1), a second implant element (120) which is fixable or fixed to the human bone (1), wherein the first implant element (110) is attachable or attached to the second implant element (120) by means of at least one biodegradable connection means (125) in order to fix the first implant element (110) relative to the human bone (1), wherein the first implant element (110) comprises a shell section (111) and an inner section (112) at least partially enclosed by the shell section (111), wherein the shell section (111) has a first pore-and-strut structure, PSS, and the inner section (112) has a PSS differing from the first PSS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Stefanie Grom, Frank Reinauer, Tatjana Fecht, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230103485
    Abstract: An implant system for treating fractures of a curved bone structure is proposed which comprises the following: an implant body which is provided to be arranged on the bone structure and to be in contact with the latter at least in some regions, wherein the implant body has a rod-like longitudinal extent, wherein the implant body has at least one middle piece which, at both ends, has at least one respective holding piece, wherein the holding pieces are each designed to be flexurally and/or torsionally resistant in such a way as to allow the respective holding piece to rest substantially flat along a particular region of the bone structure assigned to it, and wherein the at least one middle piece is designed to be elastic in such a way that the at least two holding pieces are bendable relative to each other about at least one flexion or torsion axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Veit Irion, Frank Reinauer
  • Patent number: 11517439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone implant (1) for correcting an incorrect position of a bone, the bone implant (1) having a first portion (2) for attachment to a first bone portion (3) and a second portion (4) for attachment to a second bone portion (5), the bone implant (1) being prepared so that, when fixed to the bone, it orients the first bone portion (3) and the second bone portion (5) with respect to one another and keeps said portions at a distance from one another, the bone implant (1) having such a geometry and being adapted so as to force a predetermined orientation of the second bone portion (5) relative to the first bone portion (3). The invention also relates to a method for producing such a bone implant (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gwenn Swennen, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram, Adem Aksu
  • Patent number: 11471566
    Abstract: Implant comprising composite powder with microstructured particles, obtained by a process in which large particles are bonded to small particles, wherein the large particles have a mean particle diameter in the range from 10 ?m to 10 mm, the large particles comprise at least one polymer, the small particles are arranged on the surface of the large particles and/or are non-homogeneously spread within the large particles, the small particles comprise a calcium salt, the small particles have a mean particle size in the range from 0.01 ?m to 1.0 mm, wherein the particles of the composite powder have a mean particle size d50 in the range from 10 ?m to less than 200 ?m and the fine fraction of the composite powder is less than 50 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Reinauer, Siegmund Luger, Marijan Vucak
  • Publication number: 20220192795
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant (1) comprising a support structure (5) which is prepared for anchoring, following the contours of the bone, in a jaw- and/or cranial bone (2), wherein at least one integrally attached post (7) protrudes from the support structure (5), said post being designed to have a finished denture anchored thereto and the post (7) having a base (9) that is formed out of the support structure (5) and is completed by a distal end region (10) with the interposition of a radially enlarged region (11). The invention also relates to a soft tissue displacement system (19) comprising an implant (1), a manufacturing process for a soft tissue displacement system (19) and a planning process for manufacturing an implant (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Nils-Claudius GELLRICH, Björn RAHLF, Frank REINAUER
  • Patent number: 11357520
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone positioning device (1) for use in the repositioning of bone sections relative to each other in case of dysgnathia, comprising a main body (2), which has a bottom side (3), which faces the lower jaw (7) and in which there are recesses (5) for receiving navigating aids (6) fixed to the lower jaw, and an opposite top side (4), which faces the upper jaw and in which there are likewise recesses (5) for receiving navigating aids (6) fixed to the upper jaw, wherein at least one cutting-tool guide device (8) is attached to the main body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: KARL LEIBINGER MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gwenn Swennen, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram, Adem Aksu
  • Publication number: 20220168073
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an implant set including a patient-specific implant, including a transport device, which is matched to an outer contour of the implant and in which the implant is received, and includes a tool for filling the implant with bone chips and/or for compressing the bone chips, the implant having an inner contour to which an outer contour of at least one end of the tool is matched. The disclosure further relates to a method for preparing for insertion of the implant by means of the implant set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Adem AKSU, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Publication number: 20220168473
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant (1) with antimicrobial activity, comprising an implant mixture (IM) which has a base granular material (2) formed from a raw material mixture of biocompatible polymers and/or a ceramic granular material, the implant mixture (IM) also comprising at least one type of metal (3) in particle form which is suitable for releasing ions, the metal particles (3) being present in the form of silver particles and/or copper particles. The metal particles (3) are distributed in the volume of the implant (1). The invention also relates to a method for producing an implant (1) of said type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Adem AKSU, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Publication number: 20220168104
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant (1) for introducing into a patient, having an implant body that is at least partially resorbable and is porous at least in some regions and that is made of a ceramic carrier material (2), the carrier material being provided with a donor material (3) that delivers ions to influence the patient's cellular metabolism in the implanted state, the carrier material (2) being interspersed with the donor material (3). The invention also relates to a method for producing an implant (1) of said type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Adem AKSU, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Patent number: 11318229
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an implant which contains a composite powder comprising microstructured particles, obtainable by a method in which large polymer particles are bonded to small spherical calcium carbonate particles. Said calcium carbonate particles can be obtained by a method with the following steps: a) providing a calcium hydroxide suspension, b) introducing carbon dioxide or a carbon dioxide-containing gas mixture into the suspension from step a), and c) separating the calcium carbonate particles formed, while adding 0.3 wt.-% to 0.7 wt.-% of at least one amino trialkylene phosphonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Reinauer, Siegmund Luger, Marijan Vucak