Patents by Inventor Raffael Berani

Raffael Berani 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).

  • Holding apparatus for the spinal column
    Patent number: 6547789
    Abstract: A holding apparatus for the vertebra of a spinal column. It furthermore has a mount for a bar which is provided at the side of the holding apparatus which faces away from a clamping screw. The clamping screw of the holding apparatus produces a rigid connection of the holding apparatus to the bar which is located in the mount. The apparatus retains the bar in the mount and can be brought into connection with the holding apparatus so as to temporarily retain in the mount a bar which is introduced into the mount until the holding apparatus is fixed to the bar by way of a rigid connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd.
    Inventors: Carlo Ventre, Cosimo Donno, Armin Studer, Onur Adali, André Lobsiger, Daniel Hug, Raffael Berani, Daniel Ambühl