Patents by Inventor Fabrizio Caroli

Fabrizio Caroli 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).

  • Surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage or similar tissue
    Patent number: 8460299
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue is described. The surgical instrument has a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate which is inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end in which the blade is pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventors: Laura Raus, Fabrizio Caroli, Peter Schulz, Theodor Lutze, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20120296336
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue is described. The surgical instrument has a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate which is inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end in which the blade is pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Laura RAUS, Fabrizio CAROLI, Peter SCHULZ, Theodor LUTZE, Dieter WEISSHAUPT, Markus NESPER, Konstantin FAULHABER
  • Surgical instrument
    Patent number: 8206393
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue is described. The surgical instrument has a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate which is inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end in which the blade is pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventors: Laura Raus, Fabrizio Caroli, Peter Schulz, Theodor Lutze, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber
  • Surgical Instrument
    Publication number: 20080027448
    Abstract: Disclosed is a surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue, comprising a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate at the distal end thereof, said cutting plate being inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end thereof, said blade pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue. The aim of the invention is to improve said surgical instrument in such a way that an operator can switch quickly, easily, and safely between different instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Laura Raus, Fabrizio Caroli, Peter Schulz, Theodor Lutze, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber