Patents by Inventor Francois Beuse

Francois Beuse 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).

  • Method and apparatus for performing pectus excavatum repair
    Patent number: 6024759
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing pectus excavatum repair on a deformed sternum. The apparatus includes an elongated pectus bar having a first end and a second end. The elongated pectus bar provides a minimum bendable strength of about 65 in-lbs or a minimum material yield strength of 35.times.10.sup.6 psi or a minimum bendable stiffness of about 1000 lb-in.sup.2. The elongated pectus bar is shaped into a convexly curved pectus bar. The convexly curved bar is passed under the deformed sternum with the convexity facing posteriorly. The elongated pectus bar is then rotated so that the convexity faces anteriorly such that the deformed sternum is raised into a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Nuss, Francois Beuse, Kevin T. Stone, Daniel Croitoru, Jeffrey David Gordon, Jeffrey A. Duncan, Brian S. Schumacher