Patents by Inventor Brian SCHAUER

Brian SCHAUER 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: 20260108254
    Abstract: An orthopedic surgical guide for a surgical operation to fuse two bone fragments, wherein the guide includes:—a frame configured to be removably attached to at least one of the two bone fragments,—a cutting window
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Marek MURMANSKI, Chloé LAROCHE, Loïc GIROD, Brian SCHAUER
  • Publication number: 20250331870
    Abstract: A surgical guide for osteosynthesis surgery is disclosed. The surgical guide includes a guide body comprising a head and a base, the head extending from one end of the base. The surgical guide also includes a guiding portion allowing the surgical guide to be positioned on a targeting wire inserted into a bone and a locking device configured to secure the surgical guide on the targeting wire when the surgical guide is positioned on the targeting wire. The surgical guide also includes a targeting arm adapted to cooperate with the base of the guide body so as to be displaceable relative to the guide body, the targeting arm having at a distal end thereof at least one opening for supporting the at least one guiding wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Brian SCHAUER, Thomas CHEVREL, Loïc GIROD, Chloé LAROCHE
  • Publication number: 20250248719
    Abstract: A reusable surgical guide for osteosynthesis surgery, forming an aimer for guiding and inserting axial wires into bone portions. The guide includes a grip constituted by a head extending at the upper end of a base, a trigger adapted to be displaced in a first slide formed in the head of the grip and whose distal end is provided with a through hole for the insertion of a wire, a blade secured to the distal end of the head of the grip, under the trigger, and a so-called aiming piece adapted to be displaced in a second slide formed in the base of the grip. The aiming piece includes at the distal end thereof means for supporting at least one wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: NOVASTEP
    Inventors: Lilian GAZONNET, Adrien BOUSQUET, Loic GIROD, Brian SCHAUER, Brian LODER, Tristan MEUSNIER, Peter LAM, Oliver SCHIPPER, Holly JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 12133655
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a reusable surgical guide for osteosynthesis surgery, forming an aimer for guiding and inserting axial wires into bone portions; said guide comprises a grip constituted by a head extending at the upper end of a base, a trigger adapted to be displaced in a first slide formed in the head of the grip and whose distal end is provided with a through hole for the insertion of a wire, a blade secured to the distal end of the head of the grip, under the trigger, and a so-called aiming piece adapted to be displaced in a second slide formed in the base of the grip, said aiming piece comprising at the distal end thereof means for supporting at least one wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: NOVASTEP
    Inventors: Lilian Gazonnet, Adrien Bousquet, Loïc Girod, Brian Schauer, Brian Loder, Tristan Meusnier, Peter Lam, Oliver Schipper, Holly Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240285291
    Abstract: A reusable surgical guide for osteosynthesis surgery. for the insertion of wires into bone portions. and a method of using the same. The guide includes a grip including a head extending an end of a base, a blade secured to the head. a trigger that is displaceable in a first slide formed in the head, and an aiming piece that is displaceable in a second slide formed in the base. The trigger includes a guide element for insertion of a pull wire. and the aiming piece includes a means for supporting at least one positioning wire. The method includes retracting the trigger to move a first bone portion relative to a second bone portion; and inserting a first wire through the supporting means and into the first and second bone portions in a state in which the surgical guide and a draw wire holds relative positions of the bone portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: NOVASTEP
    Inventors: Lilian GAZONNET, Adrien BOUSQUET, Loïc GIROD, Brian SCHAUER, Brian LODER, Tristan MEUSNIER, Peter LAM, Oliver SCHIPPER, Holly JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20220192685
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a reusable surgical guide for osteosynthesis surgery, forming an aimer for guiding and inserting axial wires into bone portions; said guide comprises a grip constituted by a head extending at the upper end of a base, a trigger adapted to be displaced in a first slide formed in the head of the grip and whose distal end is provided with a through hole for the insertion of a wire, a blade secured to the distal end of the head of the grip, under the trigger, and a so-called aiming piece adapted to be displaced in a second slide formed in the base of the grip, said aiming piece comprising at the distal end thereof means for supporting at least one wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: NOVASTEP
    Inventors: Lilian GAZONNET, Adrien BOUSQUET, Loïc GIROD, Brian SCHAUER, Brian LODER, Tristan MEUSNIER, Peter LAM, Oliver SCHIPPER, Holly JOHNSON