Patents by Inventor Markus Wittwer

Markus Wittwer 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).

  • Bone plate with attachable wedge
    Patent number: 10159517
    Abstract: An implant for use in an open-wedge osteotomy, the implant comprising a plate including a first end and a second end, a first screw hole adjacent the first end, a second screw hole adjacent the second end, and at least one track having a first width disposed between the first and second screw holes; and a wedge body having an engagement portion that is passed through at least the first width of the at least one track so as to movably engage the wedge body with the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Stephane Leduc, Marcel Abt, Martin Felder, Markus Wittwer, Oliver Ammann
  • BONE PLATE WITH ATTACHABLE WEDGE
    Publication number: 20160000486
    Abstract: An implant for use in an open-wedge osteotomy, the implant comprising a plate including a first end and a second end, a first screw hole adjacent the first end, a second screw hole adjacent the second end, and at least one track having a first width disposed between the first and second screw holes; and a wedge body having an engagement portion that is passed through at least the first width of the at least one track so as to movably engage the wedge body with the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stephane Leduc, Marcel Abt, Martin Felder, Markus Wittwer, Oliver Ammann