Patents by Inventor Franck Day

Franck Day 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).

  • Distraction and compression in one plier
    Patent number: 10441337
    Abstract: Surgical tools and methods of their use are provided. A surgical tool includes first and second working members, first and second handle arms, a handle post having first and second ends, the second end confronting the second handle arm, and a ratchet coupled to one of the first and second handle arms and engageable with the other of the first and second handle arms. Movement of the first handle arm with respect to the second handle arm causes movement of the first working member with respect to the second working member. A force applied to the handle post causes the first working member to move in a first direction with respect to the second working member. The ratchet is configured to temporarily prevent the first and second working members from moving with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Paulisch, Nicholas Morfing, Jakob Kemper, Julien Borgnard, Benoit Landais, Franck Day
  • Instrumentation and method for repair of a bone fracture
    Patent number: 10357314
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the positioning and sizing of an implant includes an elongate member and a block. The elongate member has length indicia at axial locations along a length for measuring a first distance from a predetermined datum of the elongate member. The block is attached to and movable along the elongate member. The block includes width indicia for measuring a second distance in a direction transverse to the first distance. A method for assisting in the positioning and sizing of an implant includes moving the elongate member along the block to axial locations along such member to determine an appropriate width and depth of insertion of the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Mael Cocaign, Julien Borgnard, Franck Day, Yogesh Pathapati, Oliver Ammann, Philippe Lehmann, Salman Chegini
  • DISTRACTION AND COMPRESSION IN ONE PLIER
    Publication number: 20170296248
    Abstract: Surgical tools and methods of their use are provided. A surgical tool includes first and second working members, first and second handle arms, a handle post having first and second ends, the second end confronting the second handle arm, and a ratchet coupled to one of the first and second handle arms and engageable with the other of the first and second handle arms. Movement of the first handle arm with respect to the second handle arm causes movement of the first working member with respect to the second working member. A force applied to the handle post causes the first working member to move in a first direction with respect to the second working member. The ratchet is configured to temporarily prevent the first and second working members from moving with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Matthias Paulisch, Nicholas Morfing, Jakob Kemper, Julien Borgnard, Benoit Landais, Franck Day
  • INSTRUMENTATION AND METHOD FOR REPAIR OF A BONE FRACTURE
    Publication number: 20170007307
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the positioning and sizing of an implant includes an elongate member and a block. The elongate member has length indicia at axial locations along a length for measuring a first distance from a predetermined datum of the elongate member. The block is attached to and movable along the elongate member. The block includes width indicia for measuring a second distance in a direction transverse to the first distance. A method for assisting in the positioning and sizing of an implant includes moving the elongate member along the block to axial locations along such member to determine an appropriate width and depth of insertion of the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Mael Cocaign, Julien Borgnard, Franck Day, Yogesh Pathapati, Oliver Ammann, Philippe Lehmann, Salman Chegini