Patents by Inventor Josef Peter Kaufmann

Josef Peter Kaufmann 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).

  • Device for rotational stabilization of bone segments
    Patent number: 6645209
    Abstract: A device for rotational stabilization of bone segments comprising a bone plate, a bone lag screw, and a locking collar. The bone lag screw has a bone-engagement end, a distal end, and a keyed cross-sectional profile, the bone-engagement end configured for engaging a first bone segment. The bone plate has a flat portion for engaging a second bone segment and a barrel portion having an internal bore for slidably receiving the lag screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Synthes (USA)
    Inventors: Harry Thomas Hall, IV, Jeffrey M. Tessier, Josef Peter Kaufmann
  • Device for rotational stabilization of bone segments
    Publication number: 20020049445
    Abstract: A device for rotational stabilization of bone segments comprising a bone plate, a bone lag screw, and a locking collar. The bone lag screw has a bone-engagement end, a distal end, and a keyed cross-sectional profile, the bone-engagement end configured for engaging a first bone segment. The bone plate has a flat portion for engaging a second bone segment and a barrel portion having an internal bore for slidably receiving the lag screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Harry Thomas Hall, Jeffrey M. Tessier, Josef Peter Kaufmann