Patents by Inventor Johann WÜRTZ

Johann WÜRTZ 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).

  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20150135870
    Abstract: In a surgical instrument (1), in particular a sliding shaft instrument, with a shaft (2), and with a slide (3) mounted slidably and/or releasably on the shaft (2), wherein the slide (3) is guided with at least one guide element (7,8) in at least one longitudinal groove (10,11) of the shaft (2), the surgical instrument (1) is to have at least one recess in the area of the longitudinal groove (10,11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen KOSCHER, Johann WÜRTZ
  • Surgical instrument
    Patent number: 5527339
    Abstract: A surgical instrument with two elements sliding into one another has at least one jaw part connected with a sliding element. Both elements are connected with one another detachably by means of a catch device. A distance between the end of a sliding element and the jaw part is variable, but is invariable when at least one jaw part is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Inventors: Stefan Koscher, Johann Wuertz