Patents by Inventor Alain LACRAZ

Alain LACRAZ 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: 9724212
    Abstract: Implant for transfemoral or transtibial amputation comprising a stem (3) and a base (2), the base (2) comprising a bone support surface (4) on one side and on an opposite side a soft tissue load bearing surface (5). The stem extends from the base perpendicular to the bone support surface and is configured for insertion in a medullary canal (23) of an amputated bone (20), the bone support surface (4) being configured for abutment against a severed end (22) of said amputated bone. A diameter (d1) of the base is configured to be larger than an average diameter of a shaft (21) of said severed bone, the soft tissue load bearing surface (5) comprising a generally planar or slightly curved central portion (10) and a convexly curved radially outward portion (11) with a curvature greater than the central portion, the central portion (10) being oriented at an angle of between 4° to 8° to the bone support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: LES HOPITAUX UNIVERSITAIRES DE GENEVE
    Inventor: Alain Lacraz
  • Publication number: 20150351940
    Abstract: Implant for transfemoral or transtibial amputation comprising a stem (3) and a base (2), the base (2) comprising a bone support surface (4) on one side and on an opposite side a soft tissue load bearing surface (5). The stem extends from the base perpendicular to the bone support surface and is configured for insertion in a medullary canal (23) of an amputated bone (20), the bone support surface (4) being configured for abutment against a severed end (22) of said amputated bone. A diameter (d1) of the base is configured to be larger than an average diameter of a shaft (21) of said severed bone, the soft tissue load bearing surface (5) comprising a generally planar or slightly curved central portion (10) and a convexly curved radially outward portion (11) with a curvature greater than the central portion, the central portion (10) being oriented at an angle of between 4° to 8° to the bone support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Les Hospitaux Universitaires de Geneve
    Inventor: Alain LACRAZ