Patents by Inventor J. Anthony von Fraunhofer

J. Anthony von Fraunhofer 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).

  • Correction of stress urinary incontinence
    Patent number: 8323176
    Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethrovesical angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Contine Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
  • CORRECTION OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE
    Publication number: 20120071709
    Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethovesical angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: CONTINE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert M. Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
  • Correction of stress urinary incontinence
    Patent number: 7981021
    Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethovesical angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Contine Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
  • CORRECTION OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE
    Publication number: 20100305395
    Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethovesical angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Contine Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer