Patents by Inventor Fernando Ferreira Monteiro Pacheco

Fernando Ferreira Monteiro Pacheco 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).

  • Compression instrument
    Patent number: 9364275
    Abstract: A system and method for pressing fragments of a fracture against each other includes a compression device comprising a hollow shaft. The system has an inner engagement portion for engaging an outer feature of a screw head arranged at a distal end of the shaft. The system has a supporting element with a contact surface adapted to abut on one of the fragments, and a joint is provided between the supporting element and the hollow shaft. The joint is formed so as to allow a rotation of the shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof relative to the supporting element. Additionally, the joint is formed to allow a pivot movement of the supporting element relative to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Ferreira Monteiro Pacheco, Guillaume Bugnard
  • COMPRESSION INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20140128926
    Abstract: A system and method for pressing fragments of a fracture against each other includes a compression device comprising a hollow shaft. The system has an inner engagement portion for engaging an outer feature of a screw head arranged at a distal end of the shaft. The system has a supporting element with a contact surface adapted to abut on one of the fragments, and a joint is provided between the supporting element and the hollow shaft. The joint is formed so as to allow a rotation of the shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof relative to the supporting element. Additionally, the joint is formed to allow a pivot movement of the supporting element relative to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Stryker Trauma AG
    Inventors: Fernando Ferreira Monteiro Pacheco, Guillaume Bugnard