Patents by Inventor Jean-Louis Husson

Jean-Louis Husson 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).

  • Intervertebral prosthesis
    Patent number: 6660037
    Abstract: An implant, in particular an intervertebral prosthesis, which consists of an elongated elastic body which is form-elastic and takes on the form of a spiral S in the force free state. The spiral can be drawn by a reverse winding up into an insertion instrument which is only insubstantially larger in the insertion region than the cross-section of the elongated elastic body in order to reach the inner space of an intervertebral disc through a small opening in the annulus fibrosus and to push in and sever off the self winding spiral when the interior is filled. This has the advantage that inner spaces of differing sizes can be filled with the same spiral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sulzer Orthopaedie AG
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Husson, Walter Baumgartner, Stefan Freudiger
  • Intervertebral prosthesis
    Patent number: 6610094
    Abstract: The invention deals with an implant, in particular, an intervertebral prosthesis, which consists of an elongated elastic body which is form-elastic and takes on the form of a spiral S in the force-free state. The spiral can be drawn by a reverse winding up into an insertion instrument which is only unsubstantially larger in the insertion region than the cross-section of the elongated elastic body in order to reach the inner space of an intervertebral disc through a small opening in the annulus fibrosus and to push in and sever off the self-winding spiral when the interior is filled. This has the advantage that inner spaces of differing sizes can be filled with the same spiral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Sulzer Orthopaedie AG
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Husson
  • Intervertebral prosthesis
    Publication number: 20030018390
    Abstract: The invention deals with an implant, in particular, an intervertebral prosthesis, which consists of an elongated elastic body which is form-elastic and takes on the form of a spiral S in the force-free state. The spiral can be drawn by a reverse winding up into an insertion instrument which is only unsubstantially larger in the insertion region than the cross-section of the elongated elastic body in order to reach the inner space of an intervertebral disc through a small opening in the annulus fibrosus and to push in and sever off the self-winding spiral when the interior is filled. This has the advantage that inner spaces of differing sizes can be filled with the same spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Husson
  • Intervertebral prosthesis
    Patent number: 6165218
    Abstract: An implant, in particular an intervertebral prosthesis, which consists of an elongated elastic body which is form-elastic and takes on the form of a spiral S in the force free state. The spiral can be drawn by a reverse winding up into an insertion instrument which is only insubstantially larger in the insertion region than the cross-section of the elongated elastic body in order to reach the inner space of an intervertebral disc through a small opening in the annulus fibrosus and to push in and sever off the self winding spiral when the interior is filled. This has the advantage that inner spaces of differing sizes can be filled with the same spiral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Sulzer Orthopaedie AG
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Husson, Walter Baumgartner, Stefan Freudiger
  • Intervertebral prosthesis
    Patent number: 5919235
    Abstract: An implant, in particular an intervertebral prosthesis, which consists of an elongated elastic body which is form-elastic and takes on the form of a spiral S in the force-free state. The spiral can be drawn by a reverse winding up into an insertion instrument which is only insubstantially larger in the insertion region than the cross-section of the elongated elastic body in order to reach the inner space of an intervertebral disc through a small opening in the annulus fibrosus and to push in and sever off the self-winding spiral when the interior is filled. This has the advantage that inner spaces of differing sizes can be filled with the same spiral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Sulzer Orthopaedie AG
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Husson, Walter Baumgartner, Stefan Freudiger