Patents by Inventor Steffen Schanz

Steffen Schanz 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).

  • Fixation unit and handling device for a suture-less fixation of tissue
    Patent number: 10610213
    Abstract: A fixation unit for a suture-less fixation of tissue at a bone comprises an anchor element that is arranged to be fixed to a bone, and a retaining element that is arranged to be coupled with the anchor element to attach a tissue section to the bone. The anchor element and the retaining element are lockable to one another and form therebetween a retaining zone into which the tissue section is mountable. A handling device comprises a mounting tool that is arranged for inserting the fixation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventor: Steffen Schanz
  • FIXATION UNIT AND HANDLING DEVICE FOR A SUTURE-LESS FIXATION OF TISSUE
    Publication number: 20180028170
    Abstract: A fixation unit for a suture-less fixation of tissue at a bone comprises an anchor element that is arranged to be fixed to a bone, and a retaining element that is arranged to be coupled with the anchor element to attach a tissue section to the bone. The anchor element and the retaining element are lockable to one another and form therebetween a retaining zone into which the tissue section is mountable. A handling device comprises a mounting tool that is arranged for inserting the fixation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Steffen SCHANZ
  • Aiming device
    Patent number: D761960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolf Petersen, Michael Raschke, Steffen Schanz, Annika Müller