Patents by Inventor Volker MAUTE

Volker MAUTE 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).

  • Surgical apparatus
    Patent number: 9211149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical apparatus for the implantation of a spinal column stabilization system generally, and more specifically to a surgical apparatus for the implantation of a spinal column stabilization system, which spinal column stabilization system comprises at least two bone screws which are respectively anchorable in a vertebra of a spinal column and which respectively comprise at least one first connecting element seating, and at least one connecting element which corresponds to the first connecting element seating and is insertable and fixable therein, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one multi-function sleeve having a proximal and a distal end, which multi-function sleeve defines a longitudinal axis and comprises a connecting element coupling device, a spreading-device coupling device and a holding instrument coupling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Fabian Hoefer, Dirk Ley, Volker Maute
  • SURGICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140039567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical apparatus for the implantation of a spinal column stabilization system generally, and more specifically to a surgical apparatus for the implantation of a spinal column stabilization system, which spinal column stabilization system comprises at least two bone screws which are respectively anchorable in a vertebra of a spinal column and which respectively comprise at least one first connecting element seating, and at least one connecting element which corresponds to the first connecting element seating and is insertable and fixable therein, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one multi-function sleeve having a proximal and a distal end, which multi-function sleeve defines a longitudinal axis and comprises a connecting element coupling device, a spreading-device coupling device and a holding instrument coupling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Fabian HOEFER, Dirk LEY, Volker MAUTE