Patents by Inventor Nicolas Bouduban
Nicolas Bouduban 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).
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Patent number: 9357996Abstract: A fixation device comprises a biodegradable inner core extending along a longitudinal axis from a distal tip to a proximal end in combination with a sleeve surrounding the core along a portion of a length thereof and comprising a thermoplastic polymer formed of a material which softens and expands into surrounding bone tissue when activated by an energy source.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Cyril Voisard, Nicolas Bouduban
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Publication number: 20160113646Abstract: A fixation device, comprises an elongated element extending along a central axis, having a total length L and including a proximal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent for electromagnetic radiation within a preselected wavelength range and a distal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent for electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range in combination with a middle section axially arranged between the proximal and distal sections, the middle section formed of a material that is substantially absorbent for electromagnetic radiation in the preselected wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2016Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Dieter Schmidli, Philippe Gedet
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Patent number: 9283303Abstract: A surgical implant comprising: a substrate having an exterior surface and a plurality of layers disposed over the substrate exterior surface. The substrate comprises a polymeric material, and the plurality of layers comprises: an activated substrate surface layer; a valve metal layer; and a porous valve metal oxide layer, wherein the valve metal layer is disposed between the activated substrate layer and the porous valve metal oxide layer. The disclosure provides for a method for producing a polymeric surgical implant. The exterior substrate surface is treated by one or more processes comprising: plasma activation; electron beam irradiation; ultraviolet light; and low energy Ar+ ion beam irradiation; producing an activated substrate surface layer. A plurality of layers is applied over the activated substrate surface layer. The surface is converted by a spark-anodization process in an alkaline bath containing Ca and P ions into a layer of porous valve metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Cyril Voisard, Philippe Gédet, Nicolas Bouduban
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Patent number: 9259216Abstract: A fixation device, having an elongated element extending along a central axis, having a total length L and including a proximal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent for electromagnetic radiation within a preselected wavelength range and a distal section formed of a material that is substantially nonabsorbent for electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range in combination with a middle section axially arranged between the proximal and distal sections, the middle section formed of a material that is substantially absorbent for electromagnetic radiation in the preselected wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Dieter Schmidli, Philippe Gedet
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Publication number: 20160022288Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are generally provided for guiding surgical devices into a desired location and orientation in a bone. In general, the devices can include an elongate guide, a sleeve having an inner lumen therethrough for seating the guide, and a locking mechanism configured to lock a position of the guide with respect to the sleeve. The guide can have a distal, bone-engaging portion that can be laterally offset from an intermediate portion of the guide by a predetermined distance and that can extend distally beyond the sleeve to contact a bony structure. The guide can thus orient and stabilize the sleeve at the predetermined distance from the bony structure to provide for the delivery of one or more surgical devices through the sleeve and into the bone at a desired location and orientation, without requiring a surgeon to actually view the surgical site.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Patrick Burki
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Patent number: 9226745Abstract: A suture device is configured to guide a suture thread. The device includes a sleeve that defines an opening, and a plunger to which a suture thread can be attached. The plunger can be inserted into the opening of the sleeve, and movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. When the plunger is in the retracted position, a distal portion of the suture thread is located proximal with respect to the distal end of the suture device. When the plunger is in the advanced position, the distal portion of the suture thread is driven out the distal end of the suture device.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Alexander Ludin
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Publication number: 20150374501Abstract: A method and apparatus for replacing damaged meniscal tissue includes a meniscus implant including a porous body having a plurality of interconnected open micro-pores and one or more open cavities for receiving meniscal tissue. The interconnected micro-pores are arranged to allow fluid to flow into the porous body and are in fluid communication with the one or more open cavities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Philippe Gedet, Beat Lechmann, Nicolas Bouduban
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Publication number: 20150351751Abstract: A suture device is configured to guide a suture thread. The device includes a sleeve that defines an opening, and a plunger to which a suture thread can be attached. The plunger can be inserted into the opening of the sleeve, and movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. When the plunger is in the retracted position, a distal portion of the suture thread is located proximal with respect to the distal end of the suture device. When the plunger is in the advanced position, the distal portion of the suture thread is driven out the distal end of the suture device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Alexander Ludin
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Patent number: 9198700Abstract: A system for fixing a fracture near a joint of a bone comprises (a) an intramedullary device including a longitudinal body and a head, the longitudinal body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the head being attached to the proximal end of the longitudinal body; and (b) a plate implantable into a head portion of the bone to provide support to a joint zone, the plate engageable with the intramedullary device. The plate is substantially U-shaped and includes a midsection and a pair of arms extending from the midsection, the pair of arms forming a space therebetween, the space sized and shaped to accommodate the head of the intramedullary device.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Andreas Appenzeller, Robert Frigg, Nicolas Bouduban, Ladislav Nagy
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Publication number: 20150313706Abstract: A graft anchor has first and second arms each having a leading end, a trailing end, an inner surface, and an outer bone contactable surface. The graft anchor also has a resilient bridge extending between the inner surface of the first arm and the inner surface of the second arm to space apart the first arm and the second arm. The resilient bridge defines a graft receiving pathway between the inner surfaces of the first and second arms. The resilient bridge also defines a deflection point about which a force acting upon the resilient bridge in a direction from the leading end to the trailing end causes the leading ends of the first and second arms to move toward one another and the trailing ends of the first and second arms to move away from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Beat Lechmann, Patrick Burki, Jess Snedeker, Mazda Farshad
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Patent number: 9125748Abstract: A method and apparatus for replacing damaged meniscal tissue includes a meniscus implant including a porous body having a plurality of interconnected open micro-pores and one or more open cavities for receiving meniscal tissue. The interconnected micro-pores are arranged to allow fluid to flow into the porous body and are in fluid communication with the one or more open cavities.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Philippe Gedet, Beat Lechmann, Nicolas Bouduban
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Patent number: 9107745Abstract: A graft anchor has first and second arms each having a leading end, a trailing end, an inner surface, and an outer bone contactable surface. The graft anchor also has a resilient bridge extending between the inner surface of the first arm and the inner surface of the second arm to space apart the first arm and the second arm. The resilient bridge defines a graft receiving pathway between the inner surfaces of the first and second arms. The resilient bridge also defines a deflection point about which a force acting upon the resilient bridge in a direction from the leading end to the trailing end causes the leading ends of the first and second arms to move toward one another and the trailing ends of the first and second arms to move away from one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Beat Lechmann, Patrick Burki, Jess Snedeker, Mazda Farshad
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Publication number: 20150196291Abstract: A fixation device comprises a biodegradable inner core extending along a longitudinal axis from a distal tip to a proximal end in combination with a sleeve surrounding the core along a portion of a length thereof and comprising a thermoplastic polymer formed of a material which softens and expands into surrounding bone tissue when activated by an energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Cyril Voisard, Nicolas Bouduban
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Patent number: 9023088Abstract: A fixation device comprises a biodegradable inner core extending along a longitudinal axis from a distal tip to a proximal end in combination with a sleeve surrounding the core along a portion of a length thereof and comprising a thermoplastic polymer formed of a material which softens and expands into surrounding bone tissue when activated by an energy source.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Cyril Voisard, Nicolas Bouduban
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Publication number: 20150025631Abstract: Methods and devices for positioning and securing ligament grafts are provided. In general, the devices and methods utilize an implant having a particular outer surface profile and a bone tunnel having a complementary profile to provide a form fit between the implant and bone that utilizes friction to position and secure a ligament graft within the bone. Such an implant can be used in conjunction with a variety of ligament grafts, including hamstring ligament grafts. In addition, an “outside in” approach can be utilized with the implant to minimize the risk of damaging adjacent tissue during an operation and provide enhanced surgeon control. The devices and methods can be utilized in connection with repairing or replacing ligaments in a variety of joints, but can in some embodiments have particular utility in cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Patrick Burki, Philippe Gedet, Beat Lechmann
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Publication number: 20140336651Abstract: A system for locking an intramedullary nail to a bone includes a first plate sized and shaped to be inserted through a channel of an intramedullary nail and dimensioned to prevent its passing through a locking hole of the intramedullary nail and a second plate sized and shaped to be positioned along a portion of an exterior of a hole drilled in the bone and dimensioned to prevent its passing through the hole drilled in the bone along with a connector couplable to the first and second plates and slidable through the channel of the intramedullary nail to extend through the locking hole from an interior of the channel to an exterior of a bone in which the intramedullary nail has been inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Nicolas BOUDUBAN, Patrick BURKI, Reto NARDINI
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Publication number: 20140296980Abstract: A method and apparatus for replacing damaged meniscal tissue includes a meniscus implant including a porous body having a plurality of interconnected open micro-pores and one or more open cavities for receiving meniscal tissue. The interconnected micro-pores are arranged to allow fluid to flow into the porous body and are in fluid communication with the one or more open cavities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Philippe Gedet, Beat Lechmann, Nicolas Bouduban
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Publication number: 20140277127Abstract: A soft tissue fixation assembly includes a plurality of deformable bone anchors and a suture that is configured to fixedly attach to each of the bone anchors. One or more of the bone anchors can be inserted into a bone, and one or more of the bone anchors can be inserted through soft tissue and into the bone. The suture can be inserted through the bone anchors, and energy can be applied to the anchors, thereby causing a deformable material of the bone anchors to deform, thereby capturing the strand of suture in the bone anchor. The strand of suture can be placed in tension, and can extend over the soft tissue so as to retain the soft tissue in contact with the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Patrick Burki, Nicolas Bouduban, Dieter Schmidli
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Publication number: 20140277126Abstract: A soft tissue fixation assembly includes a plurality of deformable bone anchors and a suture that is configured to fixedly attach to each of the bone anchors. One or more of the bone anchors can be inserted into a bone, and one or more of the bone anchors can be inserted through soft tissue and into the bone. The suture can be inserted through the bone anchors, and energy can be applied to the anchors, thereby causing a deformable material of the bone anchors to deform, thereby capturing the strand of suture in the bone anchor. The strand of suture can be placed in tension, and can extend over the soft tissue so as to retain the soft tissue in contact with the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Patrick Burki, Nicolas Bouduban, Dieter Schmidli
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Patent number: 8821492Abstract: A system for locking an intramedullary nail to a bone includes a first plate sized and shaped to be inserted through a channel of an intramedullary nail and dimensioned to prevent its passing through a locking hole of the intramedullary nail and a second plate sized and shaped to be positioned along a portion of an exterior of a hole drilled in the bone and dimensioned to prevent its passing through the hole drilled in the bone along with a connector couplable to the first and second plates and slidable through the channel of the intramedullary nail to extend through the locking hole from an interior of the channel to an exterior of a bone in which the intramedullary nail has been inserted.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: Nicolas Bouduban, Patrick Burki, Reto Nardini