Patents by Inventor Jan Demol

Jan Demol 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).

  • Customized surgical guide
    Patent number: 10010431
    Abstract: Customized surgical guide for guiding a bone implant to a predetermined location on the bone during a surgical procedure, wherein the guide comprises a body comprising at least one implant contacting surface and at least one patient specific bone contacting surface, wherein the implant contacting surface is arranged to contact the implant for ensuring a unique and stable fit between the guide and the implant, and wherein the bone contacting surface is arranged to contact the bone for ensuring a unique and stable fit of a combination of the guide and the implant on the predetermined location on the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Materialise N.V.
    Inventors: Koen Eraly, Frederik Gelaude, Nadia Van Geel, Jan Demol
  • Customized Surgical Guide
    Publication number: 20160030196
    Abstract: Customized surgical guide for guiding a bone implant to a predetermined location on the bone during a surgical procedure, wherein the guide comprises a body comprising at least one implant contacting surface and at least one patient specific bone contacting surface, wherein the implant contacting surface is arranged to contact the implant for ensuring a unique and stable fit between the guide and the implant, and wherein the bone contacting surface is arranged to contact the bone for ensuring a unique and stable fit of a combination of the guide and the implant on the predetermined location on the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Koen Eraly, Frederik Gelaude, Nadia Van Geel, Jan Demol
  • Drill Alignment Device, Method for Manufacturing the Drill Alignment Device and a Method for Removing Bone Cement
    Publication number: 20150216578
    Abstract: Drill alignment device (6) for use during the removal of bone cement (42) from a cavity (5) resulting from the removal of a cemented prosthetic device (3) from a long bone, such as a femur (2), during the revision of said prosthetic device, wherein the alignment device comprises an elongate body (61) having a size and shape for insertion in the cavity, wherein at least a part of the outer surface of said elongate body is complementary to the corresponding inner surface of said cavity, wherein the alignment device comprises a channel (7) extending through the elongate body between a proximal end (68) and a distal end (64) and wherein said channel is arranged and has a diameter suitable for receiving and guiding a reamer (8) arranged for removing bone cement in a distal part of said cavity
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Mobelife N.V.
    Inventors: Bram Lenaerts, Kris Govaers, Jan Demol, Frederik Gelaude