Patents by Inventor Stephan Petersen

Stephan Petersen 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).

  • Intramedullary nail locking hole arrangement
    Patent number: 9265541
    Abstract: A system is proposed including an intramedullary nail with a longitudinal nail axis, a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion opposite to the first lateral portion, and a longitudinal bore. The nail has a locking hole arrangement having a first bore being formed in the first lateral portion and a second bore being formed in the second lateral portion. An axis of the first bore and an axis of the second bore are arranged with an offset from each other, and are arranged so that a locking member such as a screw may frictionally engage within both the first bore and the second bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Stryker Trauma GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Wieland, Stephan Petersen, Nils Zander
  • INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL LOCKING HOLE ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20130110111
    Abstract: A system is proposed including an intramedullary nail with a longitudinal nail axis, a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion opposite to the first lateral portion, and a longitudinal bore. The nail has a locking hole arrangement having a first bore being formed in the first lateral portion and a second bore being formed in the second lateral portion. An axis of the first bore and an axis of the second bore are arranged with an offset from each other, and are arranged so that a locking member such as a screw may frictionally engage within both the first bore and the second bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Wieland, Stephan Petersen, Nils Zander