Patents by Inventor Pacsal Livet

Pacsal Livet 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: 6099570
    Abstract: A knee joint prosthesis (1) comprises a tibia part (1) having a tibia bearing surface (10) and a bearing body (3) which is slidingly displaceably journalled on the tibia bearing surface (10) and which has bearing scallops (31) on its side which is remote from the tibia bearing surface (10). Furthermore, it comprises a femur part (5) which is movably arranged on the bearing scallops (31) of the bearing body (3) as well as comprising a guide piece (2) which is arranged to be rotationally fixed relative to the tibia part (1) and which permits only a displacement of the bearing body (3) in the sagittal direction relative to the tibia bearing surface (1). Furthermore, it comprises a coupling member which cooperates both with the guide piece (2) and with the femur part (5) and permits a rotation of the femur part (5) on the bearing body (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Sulzer Orthopaedie AG
    Inventors: Pacsal Livet, Heribert Frei, Rene Brack