Patents by Inventor Nicola Lindner

Nicola Lindner 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: 8491663
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joint part prosthesis, particularly for a finger joint, consisting of either a proximal or a distal component, as well as a shaft that extends away from this component, to be mounted in a bone, which shaft is configured with a fin-like anti-twist device. According to the invention, it is provided that as an anti-twist device (7), at least two anti-twist elements (8) are disposed on the mantle surface (6) of the shaft (4), with rotation symmetry, and extend radially away from this mantle surface (6) and in the longitudinal direction of the shaft (4), whereby the distance of the anti-twist elements (8) from the mantle surface (6) decreases slightly in the direction toward the free end (5) of the shaft (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Zrinski AG
    Inventors: Nicola Lindner, Stephan Eckhof, Thomas Feldhaus
  • Publication number: 20100161068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joint part prosthesis, particularly for a finger joint, consisting either of a proximal or a distal component as well as a shaft extending away from this component, to be mounted in a bone. The invention provides that the shaft (4) is at least partially formed as an expansion sleeve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Nicola Lindner, Cliff-Georg Reitzig, Stephan Eckhof, Thomas Feldhaus
  • Publication number: 20100137994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joint part prosthesis, particularly for a finger joint, consisting of either a proximal or a distal component, as well as a shaft that extends away from this component, to be mounted in a bone, which shaft is configured with a fin-like anti-twist device. According to the invention, it is provided that as an anti-twist device (7), at least two anti-twist elements (8) are disposed on the mantle surface (6) of the shaft (4), with rotation symmetry, and extend radially away from this mantle surface (6) and in the longitudinal direction of the shaft (4), whereby the distance of the anti-twist elements (8) from the mantle surface (6) decreases slightly in the direction toward the free end (5) of the shaft (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Nicola Lindner, Stephan Eckhof, Thomas Feldhaus