Patents by Inventor Kartmut Kalberer

Kartmut Kalberer 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).

  • Ceramic acetabular cup with metal coating
    Patent number: 6319285
    Abstract: A hip-joint socket of a hip-joint endoprosthesis is provided, in which the bearing shell of the socket that mounts the ball head of the shaft is made of a ceramic material. The bearing shell (2) of the hip-joint socket (1; 11), in the region of its surface (4) with which it is inserted into the hip bone, is covered with a coating (5; 15) that is made of a biocompatible metal or a biocompatible metal alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Ceramtec AG Innovative Ceramic Engineering
    Inventors: Wilfried Von Chamier, Kartmut Kalberer, Hans-Georg Pfaff