Patents by Inventor Stephan Lindner

Stephan Lindner 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: 11751883
    Abstract: A fixing system for an aligning device of a tibial resection guide for fixating attachment to a limb and an aligning device having the fixing system. The fixing system includes a carrier device having an attachment portion for attaching to an adjustment rod, a fixing magnet arranged on a front side of the carrier device, and a magnetic band adapted to be attracted to the fixing magnet and adapted to be attached to the limb of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Martin Hirt, Stephan Lindner
  • Publication number: 20220008086
    Abstract: A fixing system for an aligning device of a tibial resection guide for fixating attachment to a limb and an aligning device having the fixing system. The fixing system includes a carrier device having an attachment portion for attaching to an adjustment rod, a fixing magnet arranged on a front side of the carrier device, and a magnetic band adapted to be attracted to the fixing magnet and adapted to be attached to the limb of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Hirt, Stephan Lindner
  • Patent number: 11123123
    Abstract: An implant system includes an acetabular implant and a bone screw having an articulated screw head which allows an unchanged contact position of the screw head on the acetabular implant when the bone screw is aligned relative to the acetabular implant. For this purpose, a slotted hole is made in the acetabular implant in which slotted hole the bone screw can be pivoted in longitudinal direction of the slotted hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: AESCULAP AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lindner, Jens Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210244454
    Abstract: An implant system includes an acetabular implant and a bone screw having an articulated screw head which allows an unchanged contact position of the screw head on the acetabular implant when the bone screw is aligned relative to the acetabular implant. For this purpose, a slotted hole is made in the acetabular implant in which slotted hole the bone screw can be pivoted in longitudinal direction of the slotted hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: STEPHAN LINDNER, Jens SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 10893889
    Abstract: A bone screw system includes a bone screw having a tulip that forms a seat for a longitudinal support for surgical connection of adjacent bone screws. The tulip has a tulip thread into which a clamping screw is screwed. The clamping screw has a clamping screw thread for locking the longitudinal support by clamping within the seat. The clamping screw thread is provided on the run-in side with a thread chamfer. The thread chamfer is introduced to the clamping screw thread while chamfering a thread elevation in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: AESCULAP AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lindner, Sven Krüger, Alexander Haas
  • Patent number: 10702315
    Abstract: A medical instrument provisionally fastens a polyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded shank. The shank has a shank head, on which a holding sleeve is arranged. A clamping plunger is mounted in the holding sleeve such that the clamping plunger acts on the shank head, such that the holding sleeve can be positionally fixed on the shank head by relative loading of the holding sleeve and the clamping plunger. The instrument has a coupling unit for engaging the holding sleeve and a pressure tappet for applying force to the clamping plunger. The coupling unit and the pressure tappet can be moved relative to each other. The instrument has a sleeve, in which the coupling unit is arranged such that the coupling unit can be moved in the axial direction, decoupled from the holding sleeve in a first position, and fastened to the holding sleeve in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventor: Stephan Lindner
  • Publication number: 20200197049
    Abstract: A bone screw system includes a bone screw having a tulip that forms a seat for a longitudinal support for surgical connection of adjacent bone screws. The tulip has a tulip thread into which a clamping screw is screwed. The clamping screw has a clamping screw thread for locking the longitudinal support by clamping within the seat. The clamping screw thread is provided on the run-in side with a thread chamfer. The thread chamfer is introduced to the clamping screw thread while chamfering a thread elevation in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: STEPHAN LINDNER, SVEN KRÜGER, ALEXANDER HAAS
  • Patent number: 10588673
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument for temporarily coupling to at least two instruments, comprising a first coupling device for temporarily coupling to a first shank- or sleeve-shaped instrument and a second coupling device for coupling to a second shank- or sleeve-shaped instrument, wherein the first coupling device and the second coupling device are arranged or formed so as to be pivotable relative to each other, which medical instrument comprises a main body on which the first coupling device is guided and held so as to be pivotable about a point of rotation that in particular is spatially remote from the main body, which medical instrument comprises a first guide device for guiding a movement of the first coupling device along a circular path, wherein the first guide device is arranged or formed at least partially on the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Kay Fischer, Stephan Lindner, Sven Krüger
  • Publication number: 20190380747
    Abstract: An implantation set for implanting a screw in a human or animal body includes a tool and a screw designed to receive the tool. The screw has a tool receiving region into which or onto which a torque transmission region of the tool can be or is inserted or placed to transmit torque. At least one inclined insertion region is formed on the tool receiving region to guide the tool during insertion of the screw. The tool forms at least one centering surface that is matched to the inclined insertion region such that when the centering surface comes into contact with the inclined insertion region, a form fit and force fit is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kay FISCHER, Stephan LINDNER
  • Patent number: 10413343
    Abstract: A medical bone screw in particular in pedicle screw design includes a screw-and-thread shaft which has a distal shaft portion of a preferably smaller core diameter that transitions into a proximal shaft portion of a preferably larger core diameter, whose proximal end is provided with a screw head. The core cross-sectional shape along the distal shaft portion is formed to be out-of-round, preferably polygonal, and the core cross-sectional shape along the proximal shaft portion is formed to be circular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lindner, Juan-Jose Bogajo
  • Patent number: 10335217
    Abstract: A pedicle screw system includes a receiving sleeve for a longitudinal support, a bone screw and a shank head element. The bone screw has a bone thread configured as an outer thread and a connection thread configured as an inner thread. The shank head element has at the proximal end a head on which the receiving sleeve is mounted and, at the distal end, a connection thread configured as an outer thread screwed into the connection thread of the bone screw. The connection threads are configured as multi-threads, each with a distal connection thread portion and a proximal connection thread portion. The distal connection thread portion and the proximal connection thread portion have an identical thread pitch. The distal connection thread portion has a smaller diameter than the proximal connection thread portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventor: Stephan Lindner
  • Publication number: 20190151003
    Abstract: A bone implant includes a shank for arrangement in a bone and a head arranged proximally on the shank and having a tool receiver for an implantation tool. The shank has a longitudinal axis. A continuous injection channel for injection of bone connection material is formed in the shank and has a proximal inlet opening for bone connection material on the side of the tool receiver. The wall of the shank surrounding the injection channel has a radial offset with respect to the longitudinal axis on the side of the proximal inlet opening. An implantation instrument for a bone implant includes an injection cannula having an inner channel having a longitudinal axis for injection of bone connection material. The inner channel has a distal outlet opening for bone connection material. A wall of the injection cannula surrounding the inner channel has a radial offset with respect to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: JANINA ACKERMANN, IRENE MARX, STEPHAN LINDNER, SVEN KRÜGER, BARBARA GNOTH
  • Publication number: 20190142471
    Abstract: A medical instrument provisionally fastens a polyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded shank. The shank has a shank head, on which a holding sleeve is arranged. A clamping plunger is mounted in the holding sleeve such that the clamping plunger acts on the shank head, such that the holding sleeve can be positionally fixed on the shank head by relative loading of the holding sleeve and the clamping plunger. The instrument has a coupling unit for engaging the holding sleeve and a pressure tappet for applying force to the clamping plunger. The coupling unit and the pressure tappet can be moved relative to each other. The instrument has a sleeve, in which the coupling unit is arranged such that the coupling unit can be moved in the axial direction, decoupled from the holding sleeve in a first position, and fastened to the holding sleeve in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: STEPHAN LINDNER
  • Publication number: 20190133660
    Abstract: A pedicle screw system includes a receiving sleeve for a longitudinal support, a bone screw and a shank head element. The bone screw has a bone thread configured as an outer thread and a connection thread configured as an inner thread. The shank head element has at the proximal end a head on which the receiving sleeve is mounted and, at the distal end, a connection thread configured as an outer thread screwed into the connection thread of the bone screw. The connection threads are configured as multi-threads, each with a distal connection thread portion and a proximal connection thread portion. The distal connection thread portion and the proximal connection thread portion have an identical thread pitch. The distal connection thread portion has a smaller diameter than the proximal connection thread portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: STEPHAN LINDNER
  • Publication number: 20190038306
    Abstract: An incision instrument for performing incisions in a standardized manner when opening an operation field includes a handle element with a cutting blade receiving element formed at a distal end of the handle element, a cutting blade which is removably receivable in the cutting blade receiving element as well as a guide channel that extends in the longitudinal direction of the instrument for receiving a guide wire therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: STEPHAN LINDNER, MATTHIAS WINKLER
  • Publication number: 20180271566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument for temporarily coupling to at least two instruments, comprising a first coupling device for temporarily coupling to a first shank- or sleeve-shaped instrument and a second coupling device for coupling to a second shank- or sleeve-shaped instrument, wherein the first coupling device and the second coupling device are arranged or formed so as to be pivotable relative to each other, which medical instrument comprises a main body on which the first coupling device is guided and held so as to be pivotable about a point of rotation that in particular is spatially remote from the main body, which medical instrument comprises a first guide device for guiding a movement of the first coupling device along a circular path, wherein the first guide device is arranged or formed at least partially on the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kay Fischer, Stephan Lindner, Sven Krüger
  • Patent number: 9655653
    Abstract: A surgical fastening element for a spinal column stabilization system includes at least two fastening elements and at least one connecting element, the surgical fastening element including a fastening section, a holding section with a connecting element receptacle, and a fixing element fixable on the holding section for fixing the connecting element in the connecting element receptacle. The fixing element carries a holding down element for holding the connecting element down in the connecting element receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lindner, Sven Krüger
  • Patent number: 9610107
    Abstract: Described is a rod insertion instrument for the insertion of a fixation rod in the tulips of adjacent pedicle screws in the context of a dorsal spinal column stabilization. It has a grip portion, a tube section adjoining it and a gripping head carried by the tube section, in which gripping head the fixation rod is rotationally fixedly and angularly stably receivable with its proximal end. In order to minimize accidental tissue compression during the fixing of the fixation rod into the pedicle screws, the gripping head is attached to the tube section exclusively via a lockable joint with which there is enabled an unconstrained pivoting movement of the tube section toward the fixation rod during the process of fixing the fixation rod to the pedicle screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lindner, Peyman Pakzaban
  • Publication number: 20160367304
    Abstract: A medical bone screw in particular in pedicle screw design includes a screw-and-thread shaft which has a distal shaft portion of a preferably smaller core diameter that transitions into a proximal shaft portion of a preferably larger core diameter, whose proximal end is provided with a screw head. The core cross-sectional shape along the distal shaft portion is formed to be out-of-round, preferably polygonal, and the core cross-sectional shape along the proximal shaft portion is formed to be circular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: AESCULAP AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lindner, Juan-Jose Bogajo
  • Publication number: 20150351810
    Abstract: A surgical fastening element for a spinal column stabilization system includes at least two fastening elements and at least one connecting element, the surgical fastening element including a fastening section, a holding section with a connecting element receptacle, and a fixing element fixable on the holding section for fixing the connecting element in the connecting element receptacle. The fixing element carries a holding down element for holding the connecting element down in the connecting element receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Lindner, Sven Krüger