Patents by Inventor Alexander VAN TONGEL

Alexander VAN TONGEL 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).

  • Publication number: 20240041608
    Abstract: Provided is an elbow joint prosthetic implant (100) comprising: a humeral component (50) comprising a humeral stem portion (60) configured for placement within the humeral intramedullary canal of a subject, an ulnar component (110) comprising an ulnar stem portion (120) configured for placement within the ulnar intramedullary canal of the subject, wherein the humeral component (50) and ulnar component (110) are connected by an implant elbow joint (130), wherein the ulnar component (110) further comprises an angulation joint (140) that is separate from the implant elbow joint (130), wherein the angulation joint (140) and has at least one degree of freedom of rotational movement configured to adjust and fix a varus-valgus direction of the ulnar stem portion (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Jan HERREGODTS, Alexander VAN TONGEL, Lieven DE WILDE, Stijn HERREGODTS
  • Publication number: 20230380838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable device (10) for repairing at least one tendon or ligament, advantageously comprising a hollow braid (20) configured to receive in its interior volume (30) at least one portion of a tendon or ligament, and comprising over its length a central repair part (40) arranged between first and second lateral parts (50, 60). The braiding angle (?) in at least one region (42) of the central part (40) at rest is smaller than the braiding angle (?1) in at least one region (52) of the first lateral part (50) and/or than the braiding angle (?2) in at least one region (62) of the second lateral part (60) at rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicants: COUSIN BIOTECH, UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Ian PEETERS, Lieven DE WILDE, Alexander VAN TONGEL, Stéphane NOEL