Patents by Inventor Martin Imhof-Röthlin

Martin Imhof-Röthlin 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).

  • Instrument for handling a joint component by way of a vacuum
    Patent number: 8845650
    Abstract: Setting instrument (10) for a hip socket or shoulder socket inlay, having a handle part (11) and a suction element (12) that can be brought into sealing contact with the joint surface. The suction element (12) comprises a flexible molded part (13) matched to the joint surface, which molded part is deformable by a pulling element (14) in such a way that, when applied to the joint surface, an (increased) partial vacuum is formed between the joint surface and the flexible molded part (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
    Inventors: Martin Imhof-Röthlin, René Brack