Patents by Inventor Bruno Wiesmann

Bruno Wiesmann 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).

  • Securing device to secure fixation devices to bone portions
    Patent number: 9351765
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a securing device that is used to secure a fixation device to two bone portions to promote healing between the two bone portions. The bone portions commonly include a skull bone portion and a skull bone flap or implant, and the fixation device is commonly a cranial clamp. The securing device provides for securing the fixation device in a uniform, single movement as opposed to currently available products. The securing device has two handles pivotably connected, and a gripping means moveably associated with one handle. As the handles are activated, the gripping means travels proximally along the one handle and grips an elongated section of the fixation device and exerts a tensioning force along the shaft of the elongated section prior to the cutting means cutting the elongated shaft to secure the fixation device in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Schoutens, Kan Naito, Ulrich Engenhardt, Bruno Wiesmann, Benjamin Straub, Ralf Oesterlein
  • Securing Device To Secure Fixation Devices To Bone Portions
    Publication number: 20130310885
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a securing device that is used to secure a fixation device to two bone portions to promote healing between the two bone portions. The bone portions commonly include a skull bone portion and a skull bone flap or implant, and the fixation device is commonly a cranial clamp. The securing device provides for securing the fixation device in a uniform, single movement as opposed to currently available products. The securing device has two handles pivotably connected, and a gripping means moveably associated with one handle. As the handles are activated, the gripping means travels proximally along the one handle and grips an elongated section of the fixation device and exerts a tensioning force along the shaft of the elongated section prior to the cutting means cutting the elongated shaft to secure the fixation device in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Robert J. Schoutens, Kan Naito, Ulrich Engenhardt, Bruno Wiesmann, Benjamin Straub, Ralf Oesterlein
  • Securing device to secure fixation devices to bone portions
    Patent number: 8500739
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a securing device that is used to secure a fixation device to two bone portions to promote healing between the two bone portions. The bone portions commonly include a skull bone portion and a skull bone flap or implant, and the fixation device is commonly a cranial clamp. The securing device provides for securing the fixation device in a uniform, single movement as opposed to currently available products. The securing device has two handles pivotably connected, and a gripping means moveably associated with one handle. As the handles are activated, the gripping means travels proximally along the one handle and grips an elongated section of the fixation device and exerts a tensioning force along the shaft of the elongated section prior to the cutting means cutting the elongated shaft to secure the fixation device in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Schoutens, Kan Naito, Ulrich Engenhardt, Bruno Wiesmann, Benjamin Straub, Ralf Oesterlein
  • Securing device to secure fixation devices to bone portions
    Publication number: 20080249532
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a securing device that is used to secure a fixation device to two bone portions to promote healing between the two bone portions. The bone portions commonly include a skull bone portion and a skull bone flap or implant, and the fixation device is commonly a cranial clamp. The securing device provides for securing the fixation device in a uniform, single movement as opposed to currently available products. The securing device has two handles pivotably connected, and a gripping means moveably associated with one handle. As the handles are activated, the gripping means travels proximally along the one handle and grips an elongated section of the fixation device and exerts a tensioning force along the shaft of the elongated section prior to the cutting means cutting the elongated shaft to secure the fixation device in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Synthes U.S.A.
    Inventors: Robert J. Schoutens, Kan Naito, Ulrich Engenhardt, Bruno Wiesmann, Benjamin Straub, Ralf Oesterlein