Patents by Inventor Katharina M. FROMM

Katharina M. FROMM 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).

  • Antimicrobial silver complex coated surface
    Patent number: 10583223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to orthopedic implants, in particular to hip and knee prostheses, substantially involving metallic substrates with an antibacterial surface treatment consisting of silver immobilized in an organic linker and ligand via a multistep solution dipping and drying process. This treatment while being biocompatible is designed to inhibit bacterial growth and therefore combat periprosthetic infection which is one of the main causes of revision in hip and knee arthroplasty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA
    Inventors: Katharina M. Fromm, Priscilla S. Brunetto
  • ANTIMICROBIAL SILVER COMPLEX COATED SURFACE
    Publication number: 20170239394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to orthopedic implants, in particular to hip and knee prostheses, substantially involving metallic substrates with an antibacterial surface treatment consisting of silver immobilized in an organic linker and ligand via a multistep solution dipping and drying process. This treatment while being biocompatible is designed to inhibit bacterial growth and therefore combat periprosthetic infection which is one of the main causes of revision in hip and knee arthroplasty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Medacta International SA
    Inventors: Katharina M. FROMM, Priscilla S. BRUNETTO