Patents by Inventor René Bernsteiner

René Bernsteiner 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).

  • Device for shortening an elongated bone
    Patent number: 8777948
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for shortening an elongated bone, in particular an ulna, comprising a bone plate (5) to be attached to the bone with a hole (6) for a fastening element for fixing the bone plate (5) on the bone and a slot offset longitudinally thereto for a holding element (9) that can be fastened in the bone, so that after the bone has been severed and a piece of bone has been removed in the region between the hole (6) and the slot, bone parts can be guided together by the displacement of the bone plate relative to the holding element (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: I.T.S. GmbH
    Inventor: René Bernsteiner
  • DEVICE FOR SHORTENING AN ELONGATED BONE
    Publication number: 20110238068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for shortening an elongated bone, in particular an ulna, comprising a bone plate (5) to be attached to the bone with a hole (6) for a fastening element for fixing the bone plate (5) on the bone and a slot offset longitudinally thereto for a holding element (9) that can be fastened in the bone, so that after the bone has been severed and a piece of bone has been removed in the region between the hole (6) and the slot, bone parts can be guided together by the displacement of the bone plate relative to the holding element (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: I.T.S GMBH
    Inventor: Rene Bernsteiner