Patents by Inventor Dominik Steffens

Dominik Steffens 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).

  • Knotless All-Inside Suture Constructs and Methods of Tissue Fixation
    Publication number: 20240197314
    Abstract: Knotless, all inside self-locking constructs and methods of tissue repairs are disclosed herein. A flexible strand can be passed through a friction-based locking mechanism to create a plurality of closed, knotless, continuous, adjustable, flexible loops having adjustable perimeters, the loops being located between a loop interconnection and two terminal ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel BACHMAIER, Raphael HAHN, Dominik STEFFENS
  • SURGICAL FIXATION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR PERFORMING TISSUE REPAIRS
    Publication number: 20210401567
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to surgical fixation systems and methods. The surgical fixation systems may include one or more loops and one or more reinforcement materials. The surgical fixation systems can be used in various knotless tissue repair procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Samuel BACHMAIER, Dominik STEFFENS, Raphael HAHN
  • Tibial cross-pin fixation techniques and instrumentation
    Patent number: 8784423
    Abstract: Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Kowarsch, Dominik Steffens, Gerlinde Michel, Hans Linden, Nick J. T. Metcalfe, Jacob A. Jolly
  • TIBIAL CROSS-PIN FIXATION TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION
    Publication number: 20110282350
    Abstract: Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Markus Kowarsch, Dominik Steffens, Gerlinde Michel, Hans Linden, Nick J. T. Metcalfe, Jacob A. Jolly