Patents by Inventor Beat Lechmann
Beat Lechmann 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).
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Publication number: 20190029666Abstract: A suture anchor method including a suture anchor and a suture anchor drive. The suture anchor is positionable on a rod of the suture anchor drive. The rod defines an awl for forming a hole in a bone. The suture anchor drive further has an impactor for moving the suture anchor along the rod between a retracted position and an advanced position so as to implant the suture anchor in the bone with the awl positioned in the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Patrick Burki, Beat Lechmann, Philippe Gedet
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Patent number: 10182924Abstract: The prosthetic joint has at least two members having each a cooperating articulating surface layer on a substrate material. At least one of said articulating surface layers comprises amorphous diamond-like carbon; or Titanium Nitrate (TiN) on a bonding layer bonded to the substrate material. The prosthetic joint provides a reduction of the number of wear debris and shows enhanced dry run properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Thomas Küenzi, Robert Frigg, Andreas Appenzeller
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Publication number: 20180344477Abstract: An intervertebral implant includes a three-dimensional body and a securing plate. The three-dimensional body includes a front surface and a rear surface. The three-dimensional body further includes a plurality of boreholes for accommodating fixation elements. The intervertebral implant also includes a front plate disposed at the front surface of the three-dimensional body and has a plurality of boreholes. A securing plate can be fastened to the front plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Dominique Burkard, Christopher Marden John Cain, Claude Mathieu
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Patent number: 10130479Abstract: A method and apparatus for replacing damaged meniscal tissue includes a meniscus implant including a porous body having a plurality of interconnected open micro-pores and one or more open cavities for receiving meniscal tissue. The interconnected micro-pores are arranged to allow fluid to flow into the porous body and are in fluid communication with the one or more open cavities.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Philippe Gedet, Beat Lechmann, Nicolas Bouduban
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Patent number: 10092284Abstract: A suture anchor system and method including a suture anchor and a suture anchor drive. The suture anchor is positionable on a rod of the suture anchor drive. The rod defines an awl for forming a hole in a bone. The suture anchor drive further has an impactor for moving the suture anchor along the rod between a retracted position and an advanced position so as to implant the suture anchor in the bone with the awl positioned in the bone.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Beat Lechmann, Philippe Gedet, Patrick Burki
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Patent number: 10085851Abstract: An intervertebral prosthesis or disk prosthesis comprising a front side, a rear side, an upper side which can be placed on the base plate of vertebral body, a lower side which can be placed on the base plate of a vertebral body, a right side, a left side, a cavity which can receive a fluid hydraulic osteocementum, an opening in the cavity and several outlets out from the cavity. The total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SV on the front side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SH on the rear side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SR on the right side and the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets on the left side satisfy the following conditions: SL>SR or SR>SL or SH>SV or SV>SH.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Robert Frigg, Roger Buerki
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Patent number: 10064740Abstract: An intervertebral implant includes a three-dimensional body and a securing plate. The three-dimensional body includes a front surface and a rear surface. The three-dimensional body further includes a plurality of boreholes for accommodating fixation elements. The intervertebral implant also includes a front plate disposed at the front surface of the three-dimensional body and has a plurality of boreholes. A securing plate can be fastened to the front plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: Beat Lechmann, Dominique Burkard, Christopher Marden John Cain, Claude Mathieu
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Patent number: 10058433Abstract: An expandable implant for inserting within a skeletal space is provided, and a method for using the implant to expand the skeletal space. The implant is preferably designed to be inserted into an intervertebral space to replace at least part of an intervertebral disc between adjacent vertebral bodies. The expandable implant contains at least one first expansion compartment and at least one second expansion compartments, which compartments can be inflatable balloons that are inflated by a catheter. Inflating the first expansion compartment expands the implant in a first direction and inflating the second expansion compartment expands the implant in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Dominique Burkard, Michael Schwager
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Patent number: 10058366Abstract: A surgical implant for fixing a soft tissue to a bone comprising a staple and a plate. The staple and the plate are positionable on an instrument in such a way that the plate may be manipulated with the instrument to hold the soft tissue against the bone and in such a way that the staple is fixable to the bone with the plate positioned between a bridge of the staple and the soft tissue when legs of the staple are driven through the plate and into the bone.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: CC InnovationInventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Beat Lechmann, Patrick Burki, Christian Fink
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Publication number: 20180168816Abstract: An expandable implant includes an implant body defining an internal void, the implant body including a plurality of interconnected linkages. A first plurality of the linkages has an expansion characteristic that is different from a second plurality of the linkages. An expandable bladder is sized to be disposed in the internal void. The bladder defines a bore configured to receive an expansion material, such that the expansion material applies an expansion force against the bladder, which thereby applies the expansion force against the implant body so as to cause the first linkage to expand greater than the second linkage. The expandable implant can be placed in a fracture location so as to restore height to a fractured target bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Konrad Schaller, Beat Lechmann, Robert Frigg
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Patent number: 9944020Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for fabricating multimaterial bodies in a layer-wise fashion, which bodies may be used bone-stabilizing implants. The multimaterial bodies include rigid and flexible portions that are integrally formed with one another. The multimaterial bodies may be softened or stiffened in specific areas to match the biological or anatomical features of a bone.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Dieter Schmidli, Robert Frigg, Reto Nardini
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Publication number: 20180092755Abstract: An expandable intervertebral implant (10) includes superior (20) and inferior (30) bone contacting members and at least one vertical wire netting (50) interconnecting the superior and inferior bone contacting members. The superior and inferior bone contacting members include at least two bone contacting components interconnected via one or more lateral wire nettings such that the implant is vertically and laterally expandable in situ from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration. The vertical and lateral wire netting are preferably constructed of a plurality of individual link members. The present invention also preferably relates to an associated method of manufacturing the intervertebral implant such that the intervertebral implant can be manufactured as an integral component or part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Dominique Burkard, Johann Fierlbeck, Alfred Niederberger
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Patent number: 9925055Abstract: An expandable implant includes an implant body defining an internal void, the implant body including a plurality of interconnected linkages. A first plurality of the linkages has an expansion characteristic that is different from a second plurality of the linkages. An expandable bladder is sized to be disposed in the internal void. The bladder defines a bore configured to receive an expansion material, such that the expansion material applies an expansion force against the bladder, which thereby applies the expansion force against the implant body so as to cause the first linkage to expand greater than the second linkage. The expandable implant can be placed in a fracture location so as to restore height to a fractured target bone.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Konrad Schaller, Beat Lechmann, Robert Frigg
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Publication number: 20180055653Abstract: An intervertebral prosthesis or disk prosthesis comprising a front side, a rear side, an upper side which can be placed on the base plate of vertebral body, a lower side which can be placed on the base plate of a vertebral body, a right side, a left side, a cavity which can receive a fluid hydraulic osteocementum, an opening in the cavity and several outlets out from the cavity. The total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SV on the front side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SH on the rear side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SR on the right side and the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets on the left side satisfy the following conditions: SL>SR or SR>SL or SH>SV or SV>SH.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Robert Frigg, Roger Buerki
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Publication number: 20180036003Abstract: A surgical implant for fixing a soft tissue to a bone comprising a staple and a plate. The staple and the plate are positionable on an instrument in such a way that the plate may be manipulated with the instrument to hold the soft tissue against the bone and in such a way that the staple is fixable to the bone with the plate positioned between a bridge of the staple and the soft tissue when legs of the staple are driven through the plate and into the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Beat Lechmann, Patrick Burki, Christian Fink
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Patent number: 9839458Abstract: A surgical implant for fixing a soft tissue to a bone comprising a staple and a plate. The staple and the plate are positionable on an instrument in such a way that the plate may be manipulated with the instrument to hold the soft tissue against the bone and in such a way that the staple is fixable to the bone with the plate positioned between a bridge of the staple and the soft tissue when legs of the staple are driven through the plate and into the bone.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: CC InnovationInventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Beat Lechmann, Patrick Burki, Christian Fink
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Publication number: 20170281362Abstract: An intervertebral prosthesis or disk prosthesis comprising a front side, a rear side, an upper side which can be placed on the base plate of vertebral body, a lower side which can be placed on the base plate of a vertebral body, a right side, a left side, a cavity which can receive a fluid hydraulic osteocementum, an opening in the cavity and several outlets out from the cavity. The total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SV on the front side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SH on the rear side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SR on the right side and the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets on the left side satisfy the following conditions: SL>SR or SR>SL or SH>SV or SV>SH.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Robert Frigg, Roger Buerki
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Patent number: 9763712Abstract: The present invention relates to dynamic bone fixation elements and a surgical method to stabilize bone or bone fragments. The dynamic bone fixation elements preferably include a bone engaging component and a load carrier engaging component. The bone engaging component preferably includes a plurality of threads for engaging a patient's bone and a lumen. The load carrier engaging component preferably includes a head portion for engaging a load carrier (e.g., bone plate) and a shaft portion. The shaft portion preferably at least partially extends into the lumen. Preferably at least a portion of an outer surface of the shaft portion is spaced away from at least a portion of an inner surface of the lumen via a gap so that the head portion can move with respect to the bone engaging component. The distal end of the shaft portion is preferably coupled to the lumen.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Appenzeller, Robert Frigg, Beat Lechmann, Cyril Voisard, Silas Zurschmiede, Urs Hulliger
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Patent number: 9700432Abstract: An intervertebral prosthesis or disk prosthesis comprising a front side, a rear side, an upper side which can be placed on the base plate of vertebral body, a lower side which can be placed on the base plate of a vertebral body, a right side, a left side, a cavity which can receive a fluid hydraulic osteocementum, an opening in the cavity and several outlets out from the cavity. The total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SV on the front side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SH on the rear side, the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets SR on the right side and the total of the transversal surfaces of the outlets on the left side satisfy the following conditions: SL>SR or SR>SL or SH>SV or SV>SH.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Robert Frigg, Roger Buerki
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Publication number: 20170165085Abstract: An expandable intervertebral implant (10) includes superior (20) and inferior (30) bone contacting members and at least one vertical wire netting (50) interconnecting the superior and inferior bone contacting members. The superior and inferior bone contacting members include at least two bone contacting components interconnected via one or more lateral wire nettings such that the implant is vertically and laterally expandable in situ from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration. The vertical and lateral wire netting are preferably constructed of a plurality of individual link members. The present invention also preferably relates to an associated method of manufacturing the intervertebral implant such that the intervertebral implant can be manufactured as an integral component or part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Dominique Burkard, Johann Fierlbeck, Alfred Niederberger