Patents by Inventor Michel Dive

Michel Dive 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).

  • Trochlea implant for a femoro-patellar prosthesis
    Patent number: 5702459
    Abstract: A trochlea implant for a femoro-patellar prosthesis, the implant being L-shaped, comprising a trochlea branch and an inter-condyle branch, the posterior face of the implant including a rectangular longitudinal rib designed to be engaged in a groove of corresponding shape machined in the anterior face of the trochlea to improve the stability of the prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Richards France
    Inventors: Jacques Hummer, Michel Dive, Michel Lauren.cedilla.on, Jacques Clauze