Patents by Inventor Markus Nesper
Markus Nesper 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).
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ELECTROSURGICAL TUBULAR SHAFT, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT GRIP AND ELECTROSURGICAL TUBULAR SHAFT INSTRUMENT
Publication number: 20200146747Abstract: An electrosurgical tubular shaft for use with a surgical instrument grip for formation of an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument is provided. The tubular shaft comprises a tube, an electrosurgical tool arranged at the distal end on the tubular shaft, at least one electric connection line electrically connected to the tool and extending in the tube, and at least one coupling element arranged at the proximal end on the tubular shaft for interacting with at least one corresponding coupling element of the instrument grip for releasably coupling the instrument grip to the tubular shaft. The tube comprises an outlet opening which is arranged distally of the at least one coupling element and through which the at least one connection line issues from the tube. The tubular shaft comprises an electric connection element for an electric energy supply. A surgical instrument grip and an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Matthias Wand, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper -
Electrosurgical tubular shaft, surgical instrument grip and electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument
Patent number: 10555770Abstract: An electrosurgical tubular shaft for use with a surgical instrument grip for formation of an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument is provided. The tubular shaft comprises a tube, an electrosurgical tool arranged at the distal end on the tubular shaft, at least one electric connection line electrically connected to the tool and extending in the tube, and at least one coupling element arranged at the proximal end on the tubular shaft for interacting with at least one corresponding coupling element of the instrument grip for releasably coupling the instrument grip to the tubular shaft. The tube comprises an outlet opening which is arranged distally of the at least one coupling element and through which the at least one connection line issues from the tube. The tubular shaft comprises an electric connection element for an electric energy supply. A surgical instrument grip and an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Matthias Wand, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper -
Patent number: 9566077Abstract: In a pneumatically actuatable surgical instrument comprising a handle and a pressurized gas operated tool arranged at the handle, a replaceable pressurized gas reservoir and a locking device for fixing the pressurized gas reservoir on the handle in an operative position in which the pressurized gas reservoir is connected to a pressurized gas channel by which the tool is supplied with pressurized gas, it is proposed, in order to improve the handling of the pressurized gas reservoir, that the instrument further comprises an unlocking device for releasing the fixing of the pressurized gas reservoir in the operative position.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Thomas Scholten, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Peter Schulz
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ELECTROSURGICAL TUBULAR SHAFT, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT GRIP AND ELECTROSURGICAL TUBULAR SHAFT INSTRUMENT
Publication number: 20160235476Abstract: An electrosurgical tubular shaft for use with a surgical instrument grip for formation of an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument is provided. The tubular shaft comprises a tube, an electrosurgical tool arranged at the distal end on the tubular shaft, at least one electric connection line electrically connected to the tool and extending in the tube, and at least one coupling element arranged at the proximal end on the tubular shaft for interacting with at least one corresponding coupling element of the instrument grip for releasably coupling the instrument grip to the tubular shaft. The tube comprises an outlet opening which is arranged distally of the at least one coupling element and through which the at least one connection line issues from the tube. The tubular shaft comprises an electric connection element for an electric energy supply. A surgical instrument grip and an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Matthias Wand, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper -
Patent number: 9289216Abstract: A surgical clip is provided having two clip arms and a resiliently flexible element via which the two clip arms are connected to each other. The two clip arms each have a first free end, these first free ends being held parallel to and in contact with each other with a predetermined closing force by the resiliently flexible element when the clip is in a rest position. The clip arms are held at a second end opposite the free end on the resiliently flexible element. The clip arms have between their first and second ends sections configured to cross each other. The clip arms further have stop elements configured to complement each other. The stop elements are adapted to be brought in mutual contact when the clip is transferred from the rest position to an application position in which the free ends are spaced apart from each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Klaus-Dieter Steinhilper, Thomas Pleil
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Patent number: 9265506Abstract: In order to further develop a surgical instrument with an energy-driven operating device, an energy storage device as well as a control device for driving the operating device as required and supplying it with energy from the energy storage device such that an optimum utilization of the capacity of the energy storage device is achieved without any risk for the surgeon or the patient, in particular in view of the different energy requirements of the individual operating processes, it is suggested that when a predetermined state of residual charge of the energy storage device is reached and/or it is fallen below for the first time the control device make its residual charge available for returning the tool into a rest position.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Peter Schulz, Markus Nesper, Dieter Weisshaupt, Konstantin Faulhaber
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Patent number: 9168046Abstract: In order to improve a sliding shaft for a surgical sliding shaft instrument, wherein the sliding shaft defines a longitudinal direction and comprises a first shaft part and a second shaft part which are arranged such that they are displaceable relative to each other, wherein said first shaft part carries a first tool element and said second shaft part carries a second tool element, wherein the second shaft part has a cut material collector with an inlet opening which is bounded by the second tool part and extends therefrom in the proximal direction, such that the cut material collector can be emptied in a simple and rapid manner, it is proposed that the cut material collector should have at least one emptying opening which is formed on the proximal side of the inlet opening and that the at least one emptying opening should be open in a lateral emptying direction which is oriented perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal direction and parallel or substantially parallelType: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Dieter Weisshaupt, Konstantin Faulhaber, Peter Schulz, Markus Nesper
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Patent number: 9138240Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising a handling part and a tool part that encompasses at least one movably mounted tool which is actuated via a force-transmitting and/or actuating mechanism. The force-transmitting and/or actuating mechanism is operated from the handling part and is provided with a fluid-operated drive unit. With the drive unit in a first driving position the movably mounted tool is subjected to a first actuating force in an actuating direction and in at least a second driving position is subjected to at least a second actuating force in the actuating direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Peter Schulz, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber, Theodor Lutze
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Publication number: 20150164510Abstract: The present application discloses a surgical clip with two clip branches that each have a clamping portion and an actuating portion, and with a flexion spring arrangement via which the two clip branches are coupled integrally to each other. The flexion spring arrangement has more than a half winding, and an elastic body is arranged in the flexion spring arrangement in such a way that it is deformable by opening the surgical clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Thomas Pleil, Iwiza Tesari, Klaus-Dieter Steinhilper, Markus Nesper
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Publication number: 20150157336Abstract: In a pneumatically actuatable surgical instrument comprising a handle and a pressurized gas operated tool arranged at the handle, a replaceable pressurized gas reservoir and a locking device for fixing the pressurized gas reservoir on the handle in an operative position in which the pressurized gas reservoir is connected to a pressurized gas channel by which the tool is supplied with pressurized gas, it is proposed, in order to improve the handling of the pressurized gas reservoir, that the instrument further comprises an unlocking device for releasing the fixing of the pressurized gas reservoir in the operative position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Thomas Scholten, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Peter Schulz
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Patent number: 8696676Abstract: A bone plate fixing device comprises a first bone contacting element with a rod-shaped connecting member and a second bone contacting element displaceable on the connecting member. The connecting member has a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion comprising a protruding projection, the protruding projection being located towards a proximal end of the connecting member and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The protruding projection may comprise at least two teeth. The depth of the at least two teeth may be less than half the difference between the first diameter and the second diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Aesculap AG & Co. KGInventors: Markus Nesper, Thomas Pleil, Klaus-Dieter Steinhilper, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Publication number: 20130245630Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising a handling part and a tool part that encompasses at least one movably mounted tool which is actuated via a force-transmitting and/or actuating mechanism. The force-transmitting and/or actuating mechanism is operated from the handling part and is provided with a fluid-operated drive unit. With the drive unit in a first driving position the movably mounted tool is subjected to a first actuating force in an actuating direction and in at least a second driving position is subjected to at least a second actuating force in the actuating direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: AESCULAP AGInventors: Peter Schulz, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber, Theodor Lutze
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Patent number: 8460299Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue is described. The surgical instrument has a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate which is inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end in which the blade is pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Inventors: Laura Raus, Fabrizio Caroli, Peter Schulz, Theodor Lutze, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber
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Patent number: 8454607Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising a handling part and a tool part that encompasses at least one movably mounted tool which is actuated via a force-transmitting and/or actuating mechanism. Said force-transmitting and/or actuating mechanism is operated from the handling part and is provided with a fluid-operated drive unit. In order to improve said surgical instrument such that the same can be operated with as much sensitivity as possible, the movably mounted tool can be impinged upon a first actuation force in a first driven position while being impinged upon by at least one second actuation force in a least one second driven position with the aid of the drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Peter Schulz, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber, Theodor Lutze
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Patent number: 8382048Abstract: A surgical holding arm has a plurality of holding arm members which are coupled to one another and a tensioning device for tensioning the holding arm members against one another. The tensioning device is designed in such a manner that the holding arm can be brought from an operative position, in which the holding arm members are tensioned against one another so as to be immovable, into an adjusting position, in which the holding arm members can be moved relative to one another. The holding arm can be brought, in addition, into a cleaning position, in which adjacent holding arm members can be moved away from one another further than in the adjusting position. Furthermore, a surgical holding device is described.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Markus Nesper, Dieter Weisshaupt, Matthias Wand
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Publication number: 20120296336Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue is described. The surgical instrument has a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate which is inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end in which the blade is pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Laura RAUS, Fabrizio CAROLI, Peter SCHULZ, Theodor LUTZE, Dieter WEISSHAUPT, Markus NESPER, Konstantin FAULHABER
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Patent number: 8206393Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue is described. The surgical instrument has a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate which is inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end in which the blade is pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Inventors: Laura Raus, Fabrizio Caroli, Peter Schulz, Theodor Lutze, Dieter Weisshaupt, Markus Nesper, Konstantin Faulhaber
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Patent number: 8197483Abstract: In a surgical bone punch having a stationary shaft joined to a handgrip, a slide shaft mounted for longitudinal displacement on this stationary shaft, and a motorized drive in the handgrip for displacement of the slide shaft from a proximal inoperative position to a distal operative position with a preset forward displacement force, in order to control the effective forward displacement force of the slide shaft, it is proposed that the slide shaft carry a stop, which, during displacement of the slide shaft to the operative position, strikes an elastic spring element, which is supported on the stationary shaft, and, during displacement of the slide shaft, counteracts the forward displacement force of the drive.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Konstantin Faulhaber, Peter Schulz, Markus Nesper, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Publication number: 20120101536Abstract: A bone plate fixing device comprises a first bone contacting element with a rod-shaped connecting member and a second bone contacting element displaceable on the connecting member. The connecting member has a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion comprising a protruding projection, the protruding projection being located towards a proximal end of the connecting member and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The protruding projection may comprise at least two teeth. The depth of the at least two teeth may be less than half the difference between the first diameter and the second diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: AESCULAP AG & CO. KGInventors: Markus NESPER, Thomas PLEIL, Klaus-Dieter STEINHILPER, Dieter WEISSHAUPT
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Publication number: 20120016402Abstract: In order to improve a sliding shaft for a surgical sliding shaft instrument, wherein the sliding shaft defines a longitudinal direction and comprises a first shaft part and a second shaft part which are arranged such that they are displaceable relative to each other, wherein said first shaft part carries a first tool element and said second shaft part carries a second tool element, wherein the second shaft part has a cut material collector with an inlet opening which is bounded by the second tool part and extends therefrom in the proximal direction, such that the cut material collector can be emptied in a simple and rapid manner, it is proposed that the cut material collector should have at least one emptying opening which is formed on the proximal side of the inlet opening and that the at least one emptying opening should be open in a lateral emptying direction which is oriented perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal direction and parallel or substantially parallelType: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Aesculap AGInventors: Dieter Weisshaupt, Konstantin Faulhaber, Peter Schulz, Markus Nesper