Patents by Inventor Pridolin J. Schlapfer

Pridolin J. Schlapfer 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).

  • Bone fixation device with a rotation joint
    Publication number: 20040127903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone fixation device which includes a pair of bone plates and a longitudinal carrier. The longitudinal carrier can be used to permit the bone plates to telescope with respect to one another, such as in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vertebral column. A joint also may be used to permit swivelling of the plates with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Synthes (USA)
    Inventors: Pridolin J. Schlapfer, Martin Hess