Patents by Inventor Erich Tschannen

Erich Tschannen 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).

  • Trochanter plates
    Patent number: 11179181
    Abstract: A bone plate for implanting in a femur bone having a prosthesis implanted therein includes a shaft portion defining a plurality of holes and a trochanteric portion proximal to the shaft portion having two arms forming a concave shape and defining a plurality of first holes for receiving screws such that when implanted, the two arms at least partially wrap around and attach to the femur bone. The bone plate may include at least one bendable extension positioned between both of the arms. Each of the extensions may define at least one second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Wiederkehr, Tim Lovell, Matthias Paulisch, Pierre-Luc Sylvestre, Erich Tschannen
  • Trochanter Plates
    Publication number: 20190380754
    Abstract: A bone plate for implanting in a femur bone having a prosthesis implanted therein includes a shaft portion defining a plurality of holes and a trochanteric portion proximal to the shaft portion having two arms forming a concave shape and defining a plurality of first holes for receiving screws such that when implanted, the two arms at least partially wrap around and attach to the femur bone. The bone plate may include at least one bendable extension positioned between both of the arms. Each of the extensions may define at least one second hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Wiederkehr, Tim Lovell, Matthias Paulisch, Pierre-Luc Sylvestre, Erich Tschannen