Patents by Inventor Dimitrios Sifneos

Dimitrios Sifneos 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: 20050055101
    Abstract: The principle of this endoprosthesis of the knee can also be used in other joints, that require a bearing during movement of the parts, with the aim of reducing wear. This endoprosthesis has improved self-lubrication mechanisms, the ability to filter the particles from the debris produced by the moving parts, and a new viscoelastic behavior under loading which reduce the transmitted forces. This has been achieved with the use of compressible materials (13) and mechanisms [for example between the fixed bearing (25) and the tibial component (24)], allowing the endoprosthesis to have compressibility under loading, which allows it also to receive or create chambers (14) with an exit (26) to the surface articulating with the femoral condyles (15 ). These chambers (14) can be compressed (13a) and decompressed (13b), accumulate and spurt out (16) synovial fluid, from and to the articulating surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventor: Dimitrios Sifneos