Patents by Inventor Peter Willsau

Peter Willsau 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).

  • Electric hip joint prosthesis
    Patent number: 9962263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hip joint prosthesis comprising a shaft-like section that can be inserted into a femur, and a proximally arranged end cap assembly which closes a hollow space of the hip joint prosthesis. According to the invention the end cap assembly carries a coil assembly that is connected to a first electrode with a first pole and to a second electrode with a second pole. The first and the second electrodes enclose surfaces of the hip joint prosthesis, and in a state in which the end cap assembly closes the hollow space of the hip joint prosthesis, the coil assembly is predominantly arranged in the hollow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Neue Magnetodyn GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kraus, Stephanie Kraus, Heribert Stephan, Peter Willsau
  • Polarization device and implantation device
    Patent number: 9474900
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for polarizing at least two spatially separated, at least partially electrically conductive implants. The device includes a coil having a first pole and a second pole, a first contact device associated with the first pole for electrically contacting a first implant, and a second contact device associated with the second pole for electrically contacting a second implant. The coil may be arranged directly or indirectly on or in the first implant and carried by the first implant. The second contact device may include a flexible electrical line which allows the second implant to be contacted in a manner such that the coil may be arranged in a spatially separated manner from the second implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventors: Werner Kraus, Peter Willsau
  • Polarization Device and Implantation Device
    Publication number: 20120277812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for polarizing at least two spatially separated, at least partially electrically conductive implants. The device includes a coil having a first pole and a second pole, a first contact device associated with the first pole for electrically contacting a first implant, and a second contact device associated with the second pole for electrically contacting a second implant. The coil may be arranged directly or indirectly on or in the first implant and carried by the first implant. The second contact device may include a flexible electrical line which allows the second implant to be contacted in a manner such that the coil may be arranged in a spatially separated manner from the second implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Werner Kraus, Peter Willsau