Patents by Inventor Hervé Houdemer

Hervé Houdemer 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).

  • Patent number: 9687251
    Abstract: Tibial resection systems and methods for use in a uni- or bi-cruciate retaining knee replacement procedure are disclosed. A tibial resection system can include a tibial block, an alignment guide, and a tibial implant template. The tibial block can be coupled to an anterior side of a tibia and longitudinally extend from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. The alignment guide can be coupled to the proximal end portion of the tibial block and can include one or more drill guides and a drill guide adjustment mechanism. The tibial implant template can be engaged with the drill guide adjustment mechanism, such that rotational movement of the tibial implant template can adjust an axial direction of the one or more drill guides. An outer profile of the tibial implant template can be selected to substantially match an outer profile of a tibial prosthesis to be implanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Trachsler, Michael Hörth, Herve Houdemer
  • Publication number: 20170056025
    Abstract: Tibial resection systems and methods for use in a uni- or bi-cruciate retaining knee replacement procedure are disclosed. A tibial resection system can include a tibial block, an alignment guide, and a tibial implant template. The tibial block can be coupled to an anterior side of a tibia and longitudinally extend from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. The alignment guide can be coupled to the proximal end portion of the tibial block and can include one or more drill guides and a drill guide adjustment mechanism. The tibial implant template can be engaged with the drill guide adjustment mechanism, such that rotational movement of the tibial implant template can adjust an axial direction of the one or more drill guides. An outer profile of the tibial implant template can be selected to substantially match an outer profile of a tibial prosthesis to be implanted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Trachsler, Michael Hörth, Herve Houdemer
  • Patent number: 9517079
    Abstract: Tibial resection systems and methods for use in a uni- or bi-cruciate retaining knee replacement procedure are disclosed. A tibial resection system can include a tibial block, an alignment guide, and a tibial implant template. The tibial block can be coupled to an anterior side of a tibia and longitudinally extend from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. The alignment guide can be coupled to the proximal end portion of the tibial block and can include one or more drill guides and a drill guide adjustment mechanism. The tibial implant template can be engaged with the drill guide adjustment mechanism, such that rotational movement of the tibial implant template can adjust an axial direction of the one or more drill guides. An outer profile of the tibial implant template can be selected to substantially match an outer profile of a tibial prosthesis to be implanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Trachsler, Michael Hörth, Herve Houdemer
  • Publication number: 20140257310
    Abstract: Tibial resection systems and methods for use in a uni- or bi-cruciate retaining knee replacement procedure are disclosed. A tibial resection system can include a tibial block, an alignment guide, and a tibial implant template. The tibial block can be coupled to an anterior side of a tibia and longitudinally extend from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. The alignment guide can be coupled to the proximal end portion of the tibial block and can include one or more drill guides and a drill guide adjustment mechanism. The tibial implant template can be engaged with the drill guide adjustment mechanism, such that rotational movement of the tibial implant template can adjust an axial direction of the one or more drill guides. An outer profile of the tibial implant template can be selected to substantially match an outer profile of a tibial prosthesis to be implanted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Trachsler, Michael Hörth, Herve Houdemer
  • Patent number: 7686813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic traction apparatus for surgery, in particular for knee surgery, having at least one pair of working sections which can be adjusted relative to one another and at least one exchangeable piston in cylinder arrangement made of plastic whose piston is releasably coupled to the one working section and whose cylinder is releasably connected to the other working section and which is stiffened by an outer support mount supporting the cylinder from the outside and by at least one inner reinforcement insert which can be inserted into the cylinder together with the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Zimmer, GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Stutz, Simon-Paul Dominati, Bernhard Gyssler, Hervé Houdemer, José Romero, Claudio Castelli
  • Publication number: 20050027226
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic traction apparatus for surgery, in particular for knee surgery, having at least one pair of working sections which can be adjusted relative to one another and at least one exchangeable piston in cylinder arrangement made of plastic whose piston is releasably coupled to the one working section and whose cylinder is releasably connected to the other working section and which is stiffened by an outer support mount supporting the cylinder from the outside and by at least one inner reinforcement insert which can be inserted into the cylinder together with the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Centerpulse Orthopedics Ltd.
    Inventors: Heinrich Stutz, Simon-Paul Dominati, Bernhard Gyssler, Herve Houdemer, Jose Romero, Claudio Castelli