Patents by Inventor Gobert Skrbensky

Gobert Skrbensky 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).

  • Publication number: 20090326655
    Abstract: An implant for fastening ligaments or tendons to a bone or bone replacement, generally referred to as a bone member. The implant has a housing, a device for fixing or attaching a ligament or tendon, and a device for being fastened to the bone member. The fixing device can be displaced relative to the fastening device. At least one motor is provided for displacing the fixing device relative to the fastening device. The motor is connected to a receiver for telemetrically triggering the motor. The implant allows the tension of the ligament or tendon and the position of the attachment of the ligament or the tendon to be post-operatively adjusted in an optimal fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAT WIEN
    Inventors: Winfried Mayr, Gobert Skrbensky, Ewald Unger, Roland Huber