Patents by Inventor Marcel Fuhrer
Marcel Fuhrer 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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Publication number: 20200269013Abstract: A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: John Wilson Traxler, Michael Baldwin, Joseph Duffy, John Kantor, Tony Le, Asim Malik, Susan Peterson, Emily Schoenhoff, Eric Hallberg, Steven Holt, Erik Svensson, Ronan Cleary, Sameer Singh, Steven Holmgren, Janet Komatsu, Traci Colgan, Gregory Hopper, Marcel Fuhrer
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Patent number: 10702673Abstract: A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.Inventors: John Wilson Traxler, Michael Baldwin, Joseph Duffy, John Kantor, Tony Le, Asim Malik, Susan Peterson, Emily Schoenhoff, Eric Hallberg, Steven Holt, Erik Svensson, Ronan Cleary, Sameer Singh, Steven Holmgren, Janet Komatsu, Traci Colgan, Gregory Hopper, Marcel Fuhrer
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Publication number: 20190224449Abstract: A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: John Wilson Traxler, Michael Baldwin, Joseph Duffy, John Kantor, Tony Le, Asim Malik, Susan Peterson, Emily Schoenhoff, Eric Hallberg, Steven Holt, Erik Svensson, Ronan Cleary, Sameer Singh, Steven Holmgren, Janet Komatsu, Traci Colgan, Gregory Hopper, Marcel Fuhrer
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Patent number: 9814500Abstract: The intramedullary nail has a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, at least one hole that extends transversely to the longitudinal axis and is situated in a plane with a defined diameter to accommodate a locking element, as well as a longitudinal slot extending in the plane parallel to the longitudinal axis. In the unexpanded state of the intramedullary nail the longitudinal slot has a width b, measured perpendicularly to the plane in the region outside of the holes, said slot being maximum 0.6 times that of the smallest defined diameter of the holes.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Robert Frigg, Marcel Fuhrer
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Patent number: 9492198Abstract: A device for detachably clamping fastening elements in a surgical fixing or repositioning device. The device may a rod with a longitudinal axis. A first and second pair of clamping jaws may be operably associated with the rod. Each pair of clamping jaws may have a side surface as well as an inner clamping jaw and an outer clamping jaw, which may have indentations forming a channel. The channels may be opened towards the side surface of the clamping jaws. A fastening means may be positioned in the channels by pushing the fastening means into the openings in the side surface in a direction which may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rod. An elastic element may be positioned between the inner and outer clamping jaws of at least one pair of clamping jaws so as to resist movement of the inner and outer clamping jaws with respect to each other as a fastening means is inserted therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Peter Brunner, Marcel Fuhrer
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Patent number: 9295503Abstract: A device for bone fixation defining at least one through hole extending therethrough, the through hole including first and second through apertures separated from one another by a first resilient element deformable radially outward from the first aperture to expand the first aperture and contract the second aperture, the second aperture being sized and shaped to receive therein a bone fixation element, the second through aperture being smaller in size than the first through aperture, a periphery of the first through aperture comprising at least two substantially circular arcs B1 and B2 with respective radii R1 and R2 and respective centers Z1 and Z2 located at a distance X?0 extending transversely to the resilient element whereby the ratio R1:R2 is in the range between 0.5 and 2.0.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Robert Frigg, Marcel Fuhrer, Stephan Küppers
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Publication number: 20120289961Abstract: The intramedullary nail has a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, at least one hole that extends transversely to the longitudinal axis and is situated in a plane with a defined diameter to accommodate a locking element, as well as a longitudinal slot extending in the plane parallel to the longitudinal axis. In the unexpanded state of the intramedullary nail the longitudinal slot has a width b, measured perpendicularly to the plane in the region outside of the holes, said slot being maximum 0.6 times that of the smallest defined diameter of the holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Robert Frigg, Marcel Fuhrer
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Patent number: 8221419Abstract: The intramedullary nail has a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, at least one hole that extends transversely to the longitudinal axis and is situated in a plane with a defined diameter to accommodate a locking element, as well as a longitudinal slot extending in the plane parallel to the longitudinal axis. In the unexpanded state of the intramedullary nail the longitudinal slot has a width b, measured perpendicularly to the plane in the region outside of the holes, said slot being maximum 0.6 times that of the smallest defined diameter of the holes.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Synthes USA, LLCInventors: Robert Frigg, Marcel Fuhrer
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Publication number: 20090222049Abstract: A device for bone fixation defining at least one through hole extending therethrough, the through hole including first and second through apertures separated from one another by a first resilient element deformable radially outward from the first aperture to expand the first aperture and contract the second aperture, the second aperture being sized and shaped to receive therein a bone fixation element, the second through aperture being smaller in size than the first through aperture, a periphery of the first through aperture comprising at least two substantially circular arcs B1 and B2 with respective radii R1 and R2 and respective centres Z1 and Z2 located at a distance X?0 extending transversely to the resilient element whereby the ratio R1:R2 is in the range between 0.5 and 2.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2005Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Robert Frigg, Marcel Fuhrer, Stephan Kuppers
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Publication number: 20060255521Abstract: A device for detachably clamping fastening elements in a surgical fixing or repositioning device. The device may a rod with a longitudinal axis. A first and second pair of clamping jaws may be operably associated with the rod. Each pair of clamping jaws may have a side surface as well as an inner clamping jaw and an outer clamping jaw, which may have indentations forming a channel. The channels may be opened towards the side surface of the clamping jaws. A fastening means may be positioned in the channels by pushing the fastening means into the openings in the side surface in a direction which may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rod. An elastic element may be positioned between the inner and outer clamping jaws of at least one pair of clamping jaws so as to resist movement of the inner and outer clamping jaws with respect to each other as a fastening means is inserted therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Peter Brunner, Marcel Fuhrer
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Publication number: 20060235395Abstract: The intramedullary nail has a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, at least one hole that extends transversely to the longitudinal axis and is situated in a plane with a defined diameter to accommodate a locking element, as well as a longitudinal slot extending in the plane parallel to the longitudinal axis. In the unexpanded state of the intramedullary nail the longitudinal slot has a width b, measured perpendicularly to the plane in the region outside of the holes, said slot being maximum 0.6 times that of the smallest defined diameter of the holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: Robert Frigg, Marcel Fuhrer