Patents by Inventor Michael Wich

Michael Wich 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).

  • Patent number: 9839454
    Abstract: An intramedullary device, having a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, is provided. The intramedullary device may include a first bore and a second bore. The first bore may include a second longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between a first opening and a second opening. The second longitudinal axis may define a first angle (?1) with the first longitudinal axis. The second bore may include a third longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between the first opening and a third opening. The third longitudinal axis may define a second angle (?2) with the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Biomet C.V.
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Sems, Daniel Horwitz, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich, Greg Gohring, Daren Granger, Joseph Michael O'Reilly
  • Publication number: 20150265323
    Abstract: An intramedullary device, having a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, is provided. The intramedullary device may include a first bore and a second bore. The first bore may include a second longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between a first opening and a second opening. The second longitudinal axis may define a first angle (?1) with the first longitudinal axis. The second bore may include a third longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between the first opening and a third opening. The third longitudinal axis may define a second angle (?2) with the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Sems, Daniel Horwitz, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich, Greg Gohring, Daren Granger, Joseph Michael O'Reilly
  • Patent number: 8439955
    Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Biomet C.V.
    Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
  • Patent number: 8197521
    Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Depuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
  • Patent number: 8182517
    Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Sravanthi Avuthu, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
  • Publication number: 20090125069
    Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Sixto, JR., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
  • Publication number: 20090118769
    Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Sixto, JR., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
  • Publication number: 20090118770
    Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Sixto, JR., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Sravanthi Avuthu, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
  • Publication number: 20090118768
    Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Sixto, JR., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Kyle B. Thomas, Sravanthi Avuthu, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
  • Publication number: 20070123876
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall of the body defining a first opening through the body, the first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Czartoski, Dale Davison, William Muhammad, Jack Cole, Berton Moed, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich
  • Publication number: 20070123874
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall of the body defining a first opening through the body. The first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. At least one of the first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are transverse to the longitudinal axis of said body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Czartoski, Dale Davison, William Muhammad, Jack Cole, Berton Moed, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich
  • Publication number: 20070123873
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis of the body and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall thereof defining a first opening through the body. The first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. The longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline form an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline. The longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Czartoski, Dale Davison, William Muhammad, Jack Cole, Berton Moed, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich
  • Publication number: 20070123875
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall of the body defining a first opening through the body. The first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. The first opening centerline and the longitudinal axis of said body form an acute angle between the first opening centerline and the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Czartoski, Dale Davison, William Muhammad, Jack Cole, Berton Moed, Tracy Watson, Michael Wich
  • Patent number: D594124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Depuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Huebner, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Marcus Bourda, Edward Mebarak