Patents by Inventor Michel Bercovy

Michel Bercovy 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: 8540776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a total knee prosthesis. This prosthesis includes a femoral implant (2) including two condyles (8, 9) delimiting between them an intercondylar notch (10), a tibial implant (3) intended to rest on the end of the tibia, and an articular insert (4) interposed between the tibial implant and the femoral implant and the upper surface of which (41) includes two glenoid cavities (18, 19) with an external profile (181, 191) congruent with the external profile (81, 91) of the condyles (7, 8) of the femoral implant and connected together through an interglenoidal connecting surface (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventors: Michel Bercovy, Luc Kerboull, David Bracy
  • Publication number: 20110125278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a total knee prosthesis. This prosthesis includes a femoral implant (2) including two condyles (8, 9) delimiting between them an intercondylar notch (10), a tibial implant (3) intended to rest on the end of the tibia, and an articular insert (4) interposed between the tibial implant and the femoral implant and the upper surface of which (41) includes two glenoid cavities (18, 19) with an external profile (181, 191) congruent with the external profile (81, 91) of the condyles (7, 8) of the femoral implant and connected together through an interglenoidal connecting surface (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Michel Bercovy, David Bracy, Luc Kerboull
  • Patent number: 6893467
    Abstract: The invention concerns a prosthesis wherein the contact surfaces of the femoral part (i), the insert (3) and the knee joint are defined by the combination of two curves, a spiral-type curve in the saggital plane following an undulating curve (sinusoidal) in the frontal plane. The latter comprises two concave lateral parts and a central dome-shaped convex part, the three parts being connected without any angulation, protuberance, or flat parts or bends and providing continuous medio-lateral contact on the three zones, from complete extension to complete bending, and a concave-convex nesting in the central zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Inventor: Michel Bercovy