Patents by Inventor Christian ALTHEER

Christian ALTHEER 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).

  • Device for assisting in the placement of a trapeziometacarpal prosthesis
    Patent number: 11304822
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for assisting in the placement of a trapeziometacarpal prosthesis including a cup to be fixed in the trapezium of a patient and a stem to be fixed in the patient's first metacarpal. The device includes a first guide to be interposed between the trapezium and the first metacarpal, the first guide including a first body having a first surface to be positioned on the articular surface of the trapezium, the first surface congruent with the articular surface of the trapezium and a second surface to face the articular surface of the first metacarpal before resection, the second surface preferably being congruent with the articular surface of the first metacarpal so as to be positionable on the articular surface of the first metacarpal. The first guide also includes locating members carried by the first body and arranged to define resection lines for the first metacarpal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KERI MEDICAL SA
    Inventors: Bernard Prandi, Christian Altheer, Julie Mottet, Eric Maurice, Joris Duerinckx
  • DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN THE PLACEMENT OF A TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20200163777
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for assisting in the placement of a trapeziometacarpal prosthesis including a cup to be fixed in the trapezium of a patient and a stem to be fixed in the patient's first metacarpal. The device includes a first guide to be interposed between the trapezium and the first metacarpal, the first guide including a first body having a first surface to be positioned on the articular surface of the trapezium, the first surface congruent with the articular surface of the trapezium and a second surface to face the articular surface of the first metacarpal before resection, the second surface preferably being congruent with the articular surface of the first metacarpal so as to be positionable on the articular surface of the first metacarpal. The first guide also includes locating members carried by the first body and arranged to define resection lines for the first metacarpal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Bernard PRANDI, Christian ALTHEER, Julie MOTTET, Eric MAURICE, Joris DUERINCKX