Patents by Inventor Sarah Claude

Sarah Claude 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: 9119731
    Abstract: A surgical tool device for effecting implantation of an implant such as an acetabular cup during a hip replacement surgery is described. The surgical tool holder has a strike plate, a body, a proximal fixed handle, a distal rotate handle, an insert handle with threads, an impactor head, a shaft, the shaft pin, a shaft ring, and a spring. In use, when a surgical implant device is threaded onto the shaft, the surgeon merely rotates the assembly comprising the distal rotate handle and the insert handle with threads in one direction, which causes a distal threaded area of the shaft to rotate in a second, opposite direction to act as a lock-nut for the surgical implant. This movement simultaneously pulls the shaft toward the surgical tool holder proximal end. The pulling motion ensures the surgical implant device is positioned against the impactor head's contacting surface to provide a rigid assembly for good tactile feel during the implantation of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Greatbach Medical S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas Burgi, Sarah Claude
  • Patent number: 8679124
    Abstract: A disposable reamer is provided, made up of a base and a thin-walled, perforated cutting body of flat metal stock affixed thereto. The base and body may be molded together or assembled together in a mechanical manner. The body is optionally formed so as to comprise a plurality of appendages connected at a center so as to improve die forming of the body into a final desired shape while at the same time minimizing stress-induced deformation in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Greatbatch Medical S.A.
    Inventors: André Lechot, Sarah Claude, Philippe Fehlbaum, Patrick White, Didier Guelat
  • Publication number: 20120184963
    Abstract: A surgical tool device for effecting implantation of an implant such as an acetabular cup during a hip replacement surgery is described. The surgical tool holder has a strike plate, a body, a proximal fixed handle, a distal rotate handle, an insert handle with threads, an impactor head, a shaft, the shaft pin, a shaft ring, and a spring. In use, when a surgical implant device is threaded onto the shaft, the surgeon merely rotates the assembly comprising the distal rotate handle and the insert handle with threads in one direction, which causes a distal threaded area of the shaft to rotate in a second, opposite direction to act as a lock-nut for the surgical implant. This movement simultaneously pulls the shaft toward the surgical tool holder proximal end. The pulling motion ensures the surgical implant device is positioned against the impactor head's contacting surface to provide a rigid assembly for good tactile feel during the implantation of the cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Greatbatch Medical S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas Burgi, Sarah Claude
  • Publication number: 20090163921
    Abstract: A disposable reamer is provided, made up of a base and a thin-walled, perforated cutting body of flat metal stock affixed thereto. The base and body may be molded together or assembled together in a mechanical manner. The body is optionally formed so as to comprise a plurality of appendages connected at a center so as to improve die forming of the body into a final desired shape while at the same time minimizing stress-induced deformation in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Andre LECHOT, Sarah Claude, Philippe Fehlbaum, Patrick White, Didier Guelat