Patents by Inventor Edgar Blust

Edgar Blust 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: 20220387050
    Abstract: A surgical milling cutter includes a shaft for rotary-driven coupling to a drive unit about a rotation axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the shaft. The surgical milling cutter has a milling cutter head arranged distally on the shaft. The milling cutter head has at least two teeth with respective cutting edges for rotary subtractive machining of tissue. The cutting edges are each designed for subtractive machining of tissue both in the distal direction and in the lateral direction. A chip space is formed as a free space between circumferentially adjacent teeth. Each chip space, on the side of the rotation axis facing towards the respective cutting edge, extends from the cutting edge into a region on the side of the rotation axis facing away from the cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Edgar Blust, Martin Machill
  • Publication number: 20220104914
    Abstract: A holding device for holding and supporting at least one medical instrument, more specifically a surgical handpiece. The holding device includes a central feedline, at least one line portion of which is connected to the end portion of a central feedline. At least one surgical handpiece can be coupled to the line portion. The holding device also includes a connector portion formed on another end portion of the central feedline. The connector portion can be coupled to a preliminary cleaning unit, more specifically a water/compressed air gun, and a cleaning unit, more specifically a filter unit connected to a rinsing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Roland-Alois Hoegerle, Ralf Pfister, Simon Miller, André Buerk, Martin Machill, Edgar Blust, Manuel Roth, Stephanie Auber
  • Patent number: 10590996
    Abstract: A medical handle for pneumatically or hydraulically driven medical instruments or motor units includes a clutch member for mechanical and pneumatic/hydraulic coupling of a corresponding clutch member and a manually operable valve mechanism for selective pressurization of a medical instrument coupled thereto or the motor unit thereof, the valve mechanism being provided with a safety device for preventing pressurization in the case of an uncoupled medical instrument or the motor unit thereof. The clutch member present on the side of the handle is provided to interact with the valve mechanism such that during or by the mechanical coupling operation the latter is automatically opened and/or enabled for manual opening, whereas in the uncoupled state the valve mechanism is closed and/or enabling is cancelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: Aesculap AG, Rotomed AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heine, Edgar Blust, Thomas Müller, Frederick Lenzenhuber, Anette Hildebrand, Simone Hermle, Uwe Mattes
  • Publication number: 20170363157
    Abstract: A medical handle for pneumatically or hydraulically driven medical instruments or motor units includes a clutch member for mechanical and pneumatic/hydraulic coupling of a corresponding clutch member and a manually operable valve mechanism for selective pressurization of a medical instrument coupled thereto or the motor unit thereof, the valve mechanism being provided with a safety device for preventing pressurization in the case of an uncoupled medical instrument or the motor unit thereof. The clutch member present on the side of the handle is provided to interact with the valve mechanism such that during or by the mechanical coupling operation the latter is automatically opened and/or enabled for manual opening, whereas in the uncoupled state the valve mechanism is closed and/or enabling is cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heine, Edgar Blust, Thomas Müller, Frederick Lenzenhuber, Anette Hildebrand, Simone Hermle, Uwe Mattes
  • Patent number: 9175723
    Abstract: In order to improve a surgical instrument comprising a shank and a drive shaft, which is rotatably mounted in the shank and bears or comprises a tool element at its distal end, wherein in the distal end region of the shank a radial bearing is arranged or configured for the rotatable mounting of the drive shaft on the shank, such that a reliable operation is possible even with increasing miniaturisation of the shanks, it is proposed that the radial bearing is configured in the form of a needle bearing. An improved surgical handpiece as well as an improved surgical drive system are additionally proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventor: Edgar Blust
  • Publication number: 20120283740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical handpiece for driving a surgical tool, with a housing, in which there are arranged a drive in the form of a compressed air motor and at least one bearing or gear part cooperating with the drive on the output side, further comprising at least one lubricant spray connection for coupling to a lubricant spray source, and which is in fluidic connection with at least one of the at least one bearing or gear part and the compressed air motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Roland-Alois Hoegerle, Uwe Mattes, Edgar Blust, Ralf Pfister
  • Publication number: 20120283706
    Abstract: In order to improve a surgical instrument comprising a shank and a drive shaft, which is rotatably mounted in the shank and bears or comprises a tool element at its distal end, wherein in the distal end region of the shank a radial bearing is arranged or configured for the rotatable mounting of the drive shaft on the shank, such that a reliable operation is possible even with increasing miniaturisation of the shanks, it is proposed that the radial bearing is configured in the form of a needle bearing. An improved surgical handpiece as well as an improved surgical drive system are additionally proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Aesculap AG
    Inventor: Edgar Blust
  • Publication number: 20060053974
    Abstract: In order to simplify the insertion of the tool in the case of a coupling for a surgical rotary drive hand piece including a tool which is mounted in the hand piece and driven thereby in rotary manner and incorporating a sleeve-shaped, rotary driven seating in the hand piece into which a shank of the tool is adapted to be inserted so as to form an interlocking rotary drive means, and including at least one locking body which is adapted to be inserted radially into the interior of the seating and which, in an inserted locking position, engages in a recess in the shank and thereby secures it from axial displacement, whereas, in a radially withdrawn position, it leaves the recess and thus enables an axial displacement of the shank in the seating, it is proposed that a driver having at least one contact surface on the side thereof facing the tool and which rotates with the sleeve and is axially displaceable with respect thereto be arranged in the sleeve-shaped seating for the purposes of forming an interlocking ro
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: AESCULAP AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Edgar Blust, Thomas Mueller