Patents by Inventor Frederic Impellizzeri
Frederic Impellizzeri 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).
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Patent number: 11653959Abstract: A device for coaptation of bone parts or bone fragments, comprising an integral plate obtained by moulding whereof one portion (1) is made from a first biocompatible polymer comprising at least one or, preferably, a plurality of areas or inserts (2) provided with a through hole (3), said areas or inserts being made from a second biocompatible polymer which is more malleable than the first polymer, said areas or inserts having mechanical properties allowing a self-tapping of the inner surface of the holes, by means of screws that can be used for securing said plate to bone tissue, said support portion and said areas or inserts having a partial molecular bond between them.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TORNIERInventor: Frederic Impellizzeri
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Publication number: 20200390482Abstract: A device for coaptation of bone parts or bone fragments, comprising an integral plate obtained by moulding whereof one portion (1) is made from a first biocompatible polymer comprising at least one or, preferably, a plurality of areas or inserts (2) provided with a through hole (3), said areas or inserts being made from a second biocompatible polymer which is more malleable than the first polymer, said areas or inserts having mechanical properties allowing a self-tapping of the inner surface of the holes, by means of screws that can be used for securing said plate to bone tissue, said support portion and said areas or inserts having a partial molecular bond between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: TORNIERInventor: Frederic IMPELLIZZERI
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Patent number: 10799274Abstract: A device for coaptation of bone parts or bone fragments, comprising an integral plate obtained by moulding whereof one portion (1) is made from a first biocompatible polymer comprising at least one or, preferably, a plurality of areas or inserts (2) provided with a through hole (3), said areas or inserts being made from a second biocompatible polymer which is more malleable than the first polymer, said areas or inserts having mechanical properties allowing a self-tapping of the inner surface of the holes, by means of screws that can be used for securing said plate to bone tissue, said support portion and said areas or inserts having a partial molecular bond between them.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: TORNIERInventor: Frederic Impellizzeri
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Publication number: 20200158271Abstract: Joining piece that includes two parts fitted one inside the other and assembled together, and associated manufacturing method. The joining piece is for producing a mechanical joint between two elements, and includes a female part including a mechanical assembly portion and a receiving portion continuing on from the assembly portion, with the receiving portion being in the shape of an equatorial section of a sphere, and a male part including a mechanical assembly portion and an insertion portion continuing on from the assembly portion, the insertion portion being in the shape of an equatorial section of a sphere, inserted with clearance into the receiving portion and being retained in it, so that the male part is rotatably mobile in one or more degrees of freedom relative to the female part while being mechanically assembled with it.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Jean RIVOIRE, Frederic IMPELLIZZERI, Frederic BAROZIER
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Publication number: 20190076176Abstract: A device for coaptation of bone parts or bone fragments, comprising an integral plate obtained by moulding whereof one portion (1) is made from a first biocompatible polymer comprising at least one or, preferably, a plurality of areas or inserts (2) provided with a through hole (3), said areas or inserts being made from a second biocompatible polymer which is more malleable than the first polymer, said areas or inserts having mechanical properties allowing a self-tapping of the inner surface of the holes, by means of screws that can be used for securing said plate to bone tissue, said support portion and said areas or inserts having a partial molecular bond between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventor: Frederic IMPELLIZZERI
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Patent number: 10149706Abstract: A device for coaptation of bone parts or bone fragments, including an integral plate obtained by molding whereof one portion (1) is made from a first biocompatible polymer including at least one or, preferably, a plurality of areas or inserts (2) provided with a through hole (3), the areas or inserts being made from a second biocompatible polymer which is more malleable than the first polymer, the areas or inserts having mechanical properties allowing a self-tapping of the inner surface of the holes, via screws that can be used for securing the plate to bone tissue, the support portion and the areas or inserts having a partial molecular bond between them.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Biotech OrthoInventor: Frederic Impellizzeri
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Patent number: 9907666Abstract: A scapholunate stabilisation implant includes a central part having an elastic deformation capacity enabling the traction movements of the implant, and two end parts having an elastic deformation capacity enabling the torsional movements of the implant, the end parts being provided with at least one hole through which the fixing screw is passed, the central part and the end parts being connected by rods that can withstand the torsional deformations of the implant.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Biotech Ortho and Universite D'aix MarseilleInventors: Jean Mailhe, Leatitia Rossi, Patrick Houvet, Frédéric Impellizzeri
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Publication number: 20160250031Abstract: A scapholunate stabilisation implant includes a central part having an elastic deformation capacity enabling the traction movements of the implant, and two end parts having an elastic deformation capacity enabling the torsional movements of the implant, the end parts being provided with at least one hole through which the fixing screw is passed, the central part and the end parts being connected by rods that can withstand the torsional deformations of the implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Jean MAILHE, Leatitia ROSSI, Patrick HOUVET, Frédéric IMPELLIZZERI
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Publication number: 20150216571Abstract: A device for coaptation of bone parts or bone fragments, including an integral plate obtained by moulding whereof one portion (1) is made from a first biocompatible polymer including at least one or, preferably, a plurality of areas or inserts (2) provided with a through hole (3), the areas or inserts being made from a second biocompatible polymer which is more malleable than the first polymer, the areas or inserts having mechanical properties allowing a self-tapping of the inner surface of the holes, via screws that can be used for securing the plate to bone tissue, the support portion and the areas or inserts having a partial molecular bond between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventor: Frederic Impellizzeri
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Publication number: 20150150610Abstract: The self-locking osteosynthesis device includes a plate equipped with holes for the passage of fixation screws. The invention is characterized in that, at least in the areas defining the screw holes, the aforementioned plate is made from a material having mechanical properties such that the periphery of the holes can be self-tapped by means of tapping screws which can be used to fix the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventor: Frédéric Impellizzeri
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Patent number: 8951291Abstract: The self-locking osteosynthesis device includes a plate equipped with holes for the passage of fixation screws. The invention is characterized in that, at least in the areas defining the screw holes, the aforementioned plate is made from a material having mechanical properties such that the periphery of the holes can be self-tapped by means of tapping screws which can be used to fix the plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Biotech InternationalInventor: Frédéric Impellizzeri
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Patent number: 8834534Abstract: A scapholunate stabilization graft is made up of an oblong plate, made of a material having a resilient deformation capability. The ends of the plate are provided with at least one hole enabling an attachment screw to pass therethrough, and the central portion of which has an opening defined by two opposite sides. A spring connects two remote points of said sides, said spring being placed along the diagonal within said opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Biotech OrthoInventors: Frédéric Impellizzeri, Patrick Houvet
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Publication number: 20120245643Abstract: A scapholunate stabilization graft is made up of an oblong plate, made of a material having a resilient deformation capability. The ends of the plate are provided with at least one hole enabling an attachment screw to pass therethrough, and the central portion of which has an opening defined by two opposite sides. A spring connects two remote points of said sides, said spring being placed along the diagonal within said opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: BIOTECH INTERNATIONAL (SAS)Inventors: Frédéric Impellizzeri, Patrick Houvet
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Publication number: 20120016373Abstract: A device to assist with the placement of screws in bone tissue, characterised in that said device includes an elongate hollow body comprising: a proximal portion enabling the attachment thereof to any rotating device, a distal portion provided with a milling cutter for making the recess for receiving the screw heads, a central portion provided with a longitudinal window with grading and, a drill spindle with a diameter enabling the axial sliding thereof into the bore of the hollow body and comprising, in the intermediate portion thereof, a marking means suitable for being positioned opposite the window of said body. The proximal portion of the body being arranged to enable either simultaneous rotation of the body and the spindle housed in the latter, or rotation of only the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: BIOTECH INTERNATIONAL (SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIF IEE)Inventor: Frédéric Impellizzeri
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Publication number: 20110301614Abstract: A pentagonal screwdriver, for screwing screws with pentagonal recesses, in particular orthopaedic screws with one face thereof tilted relative to and in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said screwdriver, the other four faces of the screwdriver being straight and parallel to said longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: BIOTECH INTERNATIONAL (SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE)Inventor: Frédéric Impellizzeri
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Publication number: 20100234847Abstract: The self-locking osteosynthesis device includes a plate equipped with holes for the passage of fixation screws. The invention is characterized in that, at least in the areas defining the screw holes, the aforementioned plate is made from a material having mechanical properties such that the periphery of the holes can be self-tapped by means of tapping screws which can be used to fix the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventor: Frédéric Impellizzeri
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Publication number: 20060116678Abstract: The self-locking osteosynthesis device includes a plate equipped with holes for the passage of fixation screws. The invention is characterised in that, at least in the areas defining the screw holes, the aforementioned plate is made from a material having mechanical properties such that the periphery of the holes can be self-tapped by means of tapping screws which can be used to fix the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: Biotech International (SARL)Inventor: Frederic Impellizzeri
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Patent number: 6802421Abstract: A device for handling and identifying small implants used for the coaptation of bone fragments or osteosynthesis. The device is characterized in that it includes a small implant and a matching identifying support, the support including a body, at least partially made of an elastically deformable material. The body includes a retaining housing whose shape corresponds to that of the small implant matching the support and in which the implant is at least partially accommodated. The support also includes a characterization mechanism enabling it to be identified and hereby rendering the implant that matches the support recognizable.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2002Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Biotech International (SARL)Inventor: Frederic Impellizzeri