Patents by Inventor Markus Kowarsch

Markus Kowarsch 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).

  • Tibial cross-pin fixation techniques and instrumentation
    Patent number: 8784423
    Abstract: Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Kowarsch, Dominik Steffens, Gerlinde Michel, Hans Linden, Nick J. T. Metcalfe, Jacob A. Jolly
  • TIBIAL CROSS-PIN FIXATION TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION
    Publication number: 20110282350
    Abstract: Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Markus Kowarsch, Dominik Steffens, Gerlinde Michel, Hans Linden, Nick J. T. Metcalfe, Jacob A. Jolly