Patents by Inventor Jens Rüber

Jens Rüber 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).

  • Apparatus for aligning an instrument during a surgical procedure
    Patent number: 7309339
    Abstract: An apparatus for aligning a cutting instrument during a surgical procedure includes a guide having an elongated slot adapted to receive a cutting instrument for resecting a patient's bone during the surgical procedure. The apparatus includes a translational assembly and first and second rotational assemblies. The translational assembly is coupled to a housing adapted for effecting distal-proximal adjustment of the guide. The first rotational assembly is also coupled to the housing adapted for effecting varus-valgus adjustment of the guide. The first rotational assembly is releasably coupled to the guide. The second rotational assembly is also coupled to the guide and adapted for effecting flexon-extension adjustment of the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. Cusick, Jens Rüber
  • Apparatus for aligning an instrument during a surgical procedure
    Publication number: 20050021039
    Abstract: An apparatus for aligning a cutting instrument during a surgical procedure includes a guide having an elongated slot adapted to receive a cutting instrument for resecting a patient's bone during the surgical procedure. The apparatus includes a translational assembly and first and second rotational assemblies. The translational assembly is coupled to a housing adapted for effecting distal-proximal adjustment of the guide. The first rotational assembly is also coupled to the housing adapted for effecting varus-valgus adjustment of the guide. The first rotational assembly is releasably coupled to the guide. The second rotational assembly is also coupled to the guide and adapted for effecting flexon-extension adjustment of the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Cusick, Jens Ruber