Patents Assigned to ACES INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH
  • Patent number: 9452064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spinal implant composed of a plurality of parallel plates. The deliberate introduction of contours in the plates allows for the creation of biomechanically advantageous functions and adjustment options. The elasticity of the anchoring elements enables the disclosed implant to be adjusted to the osseous endplates, resulting in uniform force distribution and thus prevention of the risk of compaction or endplate compression fracture. The plate structure allows for the use of production methods in which hook-like undercut contours can be created, thus enabling the implant to be superbly anchored in the bone without causing damage thereto. Furthermore, the plates can be interconnected by an actuator in such a way that the height and/or the angular position can be adjusted. The vertical adjustment can vary along the length of the implant such that the segment can also be angularly adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: ACES INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: Frank Trautwein, Frank Heuer, Jorg Franke, Ralph Kothe, Ulf Liljenqvist, Guy Matge, Michael Putzier
  • Patent number: 9283011
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant in the form of a bone-connecting device with an implant carrier, having at least two structure carriers for stimulating bone growth, the structure carriers can move relative to one another so that, due to a loading of the implant, a relative movement of the structure carriers occurs, the structure carriers furthermore contain structure elements that are arranged so that they define a plurality of partially open intermediate spaces, wherein a volume defined by these intermediate spaces and an immediate environment is deformed by the implant load, and a strain in the intermediate spaces and its immediate environment resulting from the deformation lies in the physiological range for bone growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ACES INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: Frank Heuer, Frank Trautwein, Jörg Franke, Michael Putzier, Ralph Kothe, Guy Matgé, Ulf Liljenqvist
  • Publication number: 20130304211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spinal implant composed of a plurality of parallel plates. The deliberate introduction of contours in the plates allows for the creation of biomechanically advantageous functions and adjustment options. The elasticity of the anchoring elements enables the disclosed implant to be adjusted to the osseous endplates, resulting in uniform force distribution and thus prevention of the risk of compaction or endplate compression fracture. The plate structure allows for the use of production methods in which hook-like undercut contours can be created, thus enabling the implant to be superbly anchored in the bone without causing damage thereto. Furthermore, the plates can be interconnected by an actuator in such a way that the height and/or the angular position can be adjusted. The vertical adjustment can vary along the length of the implant such that the segment can also be angularly adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: ACES INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: Frank Trautwein, Frank Heuer, Jorg Franke, Ralph Kothe, Ulf Liljenqvist, Guy Matge, Michael Putzier
  • Publication number: 20130231706
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant in the form of a bone-connecting device with an implant carrier, having at least two structure carriers for stimulating bone growth, the structure carriers can move relative to one another so that, due to a loading of the implant, a relative movement of the structure carriers occurs, the structure carriers furthermore contain structure elements that are arranged so that they define a plurality of partially open intermediate spaces, wherein a volume defined by these intermediate spaces and an immediate environment is deformed by the implant load, and a strain in the intermediate spaces and its immediate environment resulting from the deformation lies in the physiological range for bone growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: ACES INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: Frank Heuer, Frank Trautwein, Jörg Franke, Michael Putzier, Ralph Kothe, Guy Matgé, Ulf Liljenqvist