Patents by Inventor Geert MAHIEU

Geert MAHIEU 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).

  • Patent number: 11950821
    Abstract: A surgical tool for positioning a surgical device includes a gripping portion; a rod protruding from the gripping portion; and a coupling system. The coupling system comprises an axial retention assembly comprising, at a free end of the rod, two opposite semispherical portions, wherein respective flat surfaces are separated from each other by an axial notch made partially along the rod, and a central clutch movable between a locking position and a disengagement position. In the locking position, the central clutch approaches the free end of the rod and is interposed between the two semispherical portions, preventing reciprocal approach thereof so as to block the two semispherical portions within a seat of said surgical device. In the disengagement position, the central clutch moves away from the free end such that the two semispherical portions can approach to allow the tool to come out of the surgical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Medacta International SA
    Inventors: Takashi Kaito, Keitaro Matsukawa, Geert Mahieu, Ralph Mobbs, Yuichiro Abe, Meinrad Fiechter, Francesco Siccardi, Gianluca Milano
  • Publication number: 20220008109
    Abstract: A surgical tool for positioning a surgical device including a gripping portion; a rod protruding from the gripping portion; and a coupling system. The coupling system comprises an axial retention assembly comprising, at a free end of the rod, two opposite semispherical portions, wherein the respective flat surfaces are separated from each other by an axial notch made partially along the rod, and a central clutch movable between a locking position and a disengagement position. In the locking position, the central clutch approaches the free end of the rod and is interposed between the two semispherical portions, preventing the reciprocal approach thereof so as to block the two semispherical portions within a seat of said surgical device. In the disengagement position, the central clutch moves away from the free end and the two semispherical portions can approach to allow the tool to come out of the surgical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi KAITO, Keitaro MATSUKAWA, Geert MAHIEU, Ralph MOBBS, Yuichiro ABE, Meinrad FIECHTER, Francesco SICCARDI, Gianluca MILANO