Patents by Inventor George ROSENBERG

George ROSENBERG 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).

  • Loop/ button system for tendon and ligament reconstruction
    Patent number: 12064335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical implant (1), comprising at least a first cortical fixation device (200) for fixing a ligament or tendon graft (G) in a desired position, wherein said first cortical fixation device (200) comprises a body (201) having a front side (201a) and a rear side (201b), which rear side (201b) faces away from the front side (201a), and wherein said body (201) comprises a first and an adjacent second through-hole (210, 211), which through-holes (210, 211) extend from the front side (201a) to the rear side (201b) of said body. According to the invention the medical implant (1) further comprises a first suture thread (100) extending through the through-holes (210, 211) and forming a twisted loop (104) and a non-twisted loop (105) on the front side (201a) of the body (201), and a sliding knot (108) on the rear side (201b) of the body (201), and wherein the medical implant (1) comprises a second suture thread (300) extending through the sliding knot (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ZURIMED TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Jess Snedeker, Xiang Li, Elias Bachmann, George Rosenberg
  • LOOP/ BUTTON SYSTEM FOR TENDON AND LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20200315774
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical implant (1), comprising at least a first cortical fixation device (200) for fixing a ligament or tendon graft (G) in a desired position, wherein said first cortical fixation device (200) comprises a body (201) having a front side (201a) and a rear side (201b), which rear side (201b) faces away from the front side (201a), and wherein said body (201) comprises a first and an adjacent second through-hole (210, 211), which through-holes (210, 211) extend from the front side (201a) to the rear side (201b) of said body. According to the invention the medical implant (1) further comprises a first suture thread (100) extending through the through-holes (210, 211) and forming a twisted loop (104) and a non-twisted loop (105) on the front side (201a) of the body (201), and a sliding knot (108) on the rear side (201b) of the body (201), and wherein the medical implant (1) comprises a second suture thread (300) extending through the sliding knot (108).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: ZURIMED TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Jess SNEDEKER, Xiang LI, Elias BACHMANN, George ROSENBERG