Patents by Inventor Bernd Peter Grimm

Bernd Peter Grimm 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: 20070005146
    Abstract: A method of operating on a joint having a medullary canal, including the steps of removing a first rod that is disposed within a bore of a joint prosthesis. The first rod having a distal tip that extends past the joint prosthesis when the joint prosthesis is implanted in the medullary canal of a bone. Next, a second rod is placed within the bore of the joint prosthesis. The second rod has a second distal tip that extends distally further into the medullary canal of the bone as compared to the distal tip of the first rod when the first rod is positioned within the joint prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Ide Heyligers, Bernd Peter Grimm, Gearoid Walsh