Patents by Inventor This Aebi
This Aebi 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).
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Patent number: 11944360Abstract: A bone plate includes a plate body defining an outer surface, an opposed bone-facing surface, and a combination hole comprising a locking hole and a compression hole that intersect one another and each extending from the outer surface to the bone-facing surface. The locking hole and the compression hole extend away from each other along a longitudinal axis. The plate body further defines a locking surface that defines the locking hole, and a second surface that defines the compression hole. The locking surface further defines a plurality of columns sequentially located about a central axis of the locking hole, a plurality of recesses located, respectively, between at least some of the columns, and plate threads that traverse each of the columns. Crests of the plate threads extend linearly from a first side of each column to a second side of each column.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Joel Oberli, This Aebi, Mirko Rocci, Johanna F. Menze, Said Ghammar
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Patent number: 11903596Abstract: A drill sleeve, including: an outer sleeve with an internal collet at a distal end of the outer sleeve, a slot, and an inner opening; a handle connected to the outer sleeve; an inner sleeve with an inner opening configured to receive and guide a drill bit, wherein the inner sleeve is configured to slide inside the inner opening of the outer sleeve; a trigger; a connection member connected to trigger and the inner tube, wherein the connection member passes through the slot in the outer sleeve and a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force between the handle and the trigger wherein the biasing force drives the inner sleeve into the outer sleeve, wherein when a distal end of the inner sleeve engages the internal collet, the internal collet is configured to engage a screw hole in a bone plate, align the drill sleeve with a nominal axis of the screw hole, and secure the drill sleeve to the screw hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: This Aebi, Mirko Rocci, Steffan Daniel, Joel Oberli, Johanna Menze, Andreas Baeriswyl, Said Ghammar
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Patent number: 11772255Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for use with an instrument handle, the apparatus including a housing, a knob receivable in the housing, the knob having a key hole structure to receive an instrument bulb and neck, a slot in the housing to receive the knob, wherein the knob is pressed into the slot to facilitate installation and removal of the instrument bulb and neck.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Patricia Scheuber, This Aebi, Rhett A. Rapier, Felix Vellappallil
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Patent number: 11648017Abstract: A drill guide, including: frustoconical body with a first opening at a narrower distal end and second opening at a wider the proximal end; a first support with a first end connected to the frustoconical body and a second end; a zero angle guide with an opening aligned with the first opening and wherein the zero angle guide is connected to the second end of the first support.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Steffan Daniel, Mirko Rocci, This Aebi, Johanna F. Menze, Joel Oberli
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Publication number: 20230022126Abstract: A drill sleeve, including: an outer sleeve with an internal collet at a distal end of the outer sleeve, a slot, and an inner opening; a handle connected to the outer sleeve; an inner sleeve with an inner opening configured to receive and guide a drill bit, wherein the inner sleeve is configured to slide inside the inner opening of the outer sleeve; a trigger; a connection member connected to trigger and the inner tube, wherein the connection member passes through the slot in the outer sleeve and a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force between the handle and the trigger wherein the biasing force drives the inner sleeve into the outer sleeve, wherein when a distal end of the inner sleeve engages the internal collet, the internal collet is configured to engage a screw hole in a bone plate, align the drill sleeve with a nominal axis of the screw hole, and secure the drill sleeve to the screw hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: This Aebi, Mirko Rocci, Steffan Daniel, Joel Oberli, Johanna Menze, Andreas Baeriswyl, Said Ghammar
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Patent number: 11490942Abstract: A device includes an outer sleeve of flexible material forming an outer conduit extending longitudinally therethrough for the insertion of a bone treatment device (“BTD”) to target sites within a living body. A distal opening of the outer conduit is open so that, when the outer sleeve is in a desired position within the body, BTD is inserted through the outer conduit exits the outer sleeve adjacent to a target portion of a bone. The device also includes an inner sleeve received within the outer sleeve and defining an inner conduit within the outer conduit to form a protective covering. The inner sleeve is split longitudinally. Portions of the inner sleeve on opposite sides of the split are coupled to one another so that a diameter of the inner conduit is adjustable in response to forces exerted thereon by one of BTD and tissues surrounding the outer sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Gaser El Zoghbi, This Aebi, Henri Défossez, André Weber, Robert Uehlinger, John V. Hunt
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Patent number: 11478277Abstract: A compression nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end. The body includes a first portion including an exterior surface tapering from the head toward a second portion. An exterior threading extends along an exterior surface of both the first portion and the second portion of the body. The nut also includes a channel extending longitudinally through the body. The channel includes an interior threaded extending along an interior surface of the channel configured to threadedly engage a portion of a locking screw therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: This Aebi, Gregor Spreiter, Simon Scherrer, Henri Défossez
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Patent number: 11471200Abstract: A compression nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end. The body includes an exterior threading along an exterior surface of a threaded portion of the body separated from the head via an unthreaded portion. The nut also includes a channel extending longitudinally through the body. The channel includes an interior threaded extending along an interior surface of the channel configured to threadedly engage an end of a locking screw received therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Gregor Spreiter, Simon Scherrer, Henri Défossez, Markus Buettler, This Aebi
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Patent number: 11464526Abstract: A drill sleeve, including: an outer sleeve with an internal collet at a distal end of the outer sleeve and an inner opening; a handle connected to the outer sleeve; an inner sleeve with an inner opening configured to receive and guide a drill bit, wherein the inner sleeve is configured to slide inside the inner opening of the outer sleeve; a trigger connected to the inner sleeve; and a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force between the handle and the trigger wherein the biasing force drives the inner sleeve into the outer sleeve, wherein when a distal end of the inner sleeve engages the internal collet, the internal collet is configured to engage a screw hole in a bone plate, align the drill sleeve with a nominal axis of the screw hole, and secure the drill sleeve to the screw hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: This Aebi, Mirko Rocci, Steffan Daniel, Joel Oberli, Johanna Menze, Andreas Baeriswyl, Said Ghammar
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Publication number: 20220265328Abstract: A bone fixation system includes a bone plate having an outer surface, an opposed bone-facing surface, and an interior surface that defines a hole extending from the outer surface to the bone-facing surface along a central hole axis. The interior surface further defines a compression surface. The system includes a bone fixation member having a shaft extending from a head along a central fixation member axis. The head has an exterior surface that defines a threaded head portion configured for variable angle locking with a complimentary variable angle plate locking structure. The compression surface and the threaded head portion are cooperatively configured to translate the bone plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the central hole axis when the threaded head portion contacts the compression surface when the bone fixation member axis is offset from the central hole axis at an offset parameter as the head advances within the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Joel Oberli, This Aebi, Steffan Daniel, Said Ghammar, Mirko Rocci
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Publication number: 20220233220Abstract: A bone plate includes a plate body defining an interior surface that defines a combination hole that includes intersecting locking and compression holes that each extend between outer and bone-facing surfaces of the plate body. A central axis of the compression hole is spaced from a central axis of the locking hole in an offset direction. A locking surface of the plate body defines the locking hole and at least one locking structure therein. A compression surface of the plate body defines the compression hole. An intersection boundary between the locking and compression surfaces is configured to translate the bone plate in the offset direction during contact between the intersection boundary and a head of a compression screw as it advances within the combination hole along an insertion axis offset from the central axis of the locking hole at an offset distance in a direction having a directional component in the offset direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Steffan Daniel, This Aebi, Andreas Baeriswyl, Joel Oberli, Mirko Rocci
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Patent number: 11395687Abstract: A tool useful for deploying a flip anchor connected to a cable includes a housing with a first end and a second end; and a guiding tube having a bore therethrough. The guiding tube has a proximal end releasably connected to the first end of said housing, and a distal end configured to hold said flip anchor. The housing includes a mechanism having a low resistance surface and a slider having a high friction surface facing the low resistance surface, where the slider is movable between a) a clamping position configured to clamp the cable between the low resistance surface and the high friction surface; and b) a release position configured to allow the cable to move freely on the low resistance surface. A safety button on said housing is movable between an elevated position where the safety button holds the slider in said first position, and a depressed position where the safety button releases the slider, allowing it to enter the second position.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: This Aebi, Daniel Andermatt, Mirko Rocci, Eric Liu
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Publication number: 20220133370Abstract: A bone plate has an outer surface, a bone-facing surface opposite the outer surface, and an interior surface that defines a hole extending from the outer surface to the bone-facing surface along a central hole axis. The interior surface further defines a ramp that extends from the outer surface toward the bone-facing surface and plate threads that extend from the ramp toward the bone-facing surface and are configured for optional locking engagement with external threads on a first head of a locking bone fixation member. The interior surface further defines a contact profile in a reference plane that extends along the central hole axis. The contact profile is defined at least by the ramp and is spaced from the central hole axis in an offset direction perpendicular to the central hole axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: This Aebi, Mirko Rocci, Joel Oberli
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Patent number: 11278334Abstract: A variable angle bone screw includes a first portion and a second portion that is separate from the first portion and configured to be attached to the first portion. The first portion defines at least a portion up to an entirety of the threaded head of the variable angle bone screw. The second portion defines at least a portion up to an entirety of the threaded shaft of the variable angle bone screw. The threaded head can have a first material hardness, and the threaded shaft can have a second material hardness that is less than the first material hardness.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Mirko Rocci, This Aebi, Joel Oberli, Johanna F. Menze, Said Ghammar
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Publication number: 20220061860Abstract: A drill guide, including: frustoconical body with a first opening at a narrower distal end and second opening at a wider the proximal end; a first support with a first end connected to the frustoconical body and a second end; a zero angle guide with an opening aligned with the first opening and wherein the zero angle guide is connected to the second end of the first support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Steffan DANIEL, Mirko ROCCI, This AEBI, Johanna F. MENZE, Joel OBERLI
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Patent number: 11207115Abstract: In one example, a system has an insertion handle that can be coupled to an intramedullary nail and includes a first coupler that defines one of a recess and a projection, and one of a latch and an abutment surface. The system has an aiming guide that includes a guide body that defines at least one alignment aperture therethrough. The aiming guide includes a second coupler that can couple the guide body to the first coupler such that the at least one alignment aperture is positioned to guide an instrument towards at least one bone-anchor fixation hole of the intramedullary nail. The second coupler defines another of the recess and the projection, and another of the latch and the abutment surface. The first and second couplers can couple to one another by receiving the projection in the recess and by engaging the latch with the abutment surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: Yvonne Schumacher, Gaser El Zoghbi, This Aebi, John V. Hunt
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Patent number: 11179180Abstract: A bone fixation system includes a plate body that defines an interior surface that defines at least one hole defining a central axis. The internal surface defines plate threads within the hole. The system includes a bone screw having a shaft extending from head along a central axis, wherein the head has an exterior surface that defines threads that are configured to threadedly engage the plate threads. The plate threads and head threads each have a cross-sectional profile in a respective reference plane extending along the respective central axis. The cross-sectional profiles each comprise roots, crests, and flanks extending therebetween. The roots, crests, and flanks collectively deviate from a reference cross-sectional profile that is V-shaped in the respective reference plane and defines crest reference points at apices at a first side thereof and root reference points at apices at a second side thereof opposite the first side.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Joel Oberli, This Aebi, Mirko Rocci, Johanna F. Menze, Said Ghammar
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Publication number: 20210282816Abstract: A compression nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end. The body includes a first portion including an exterior surface tapering from the head toward a second portion. An exterior threading extends along an exterior surface of both the first portion and the second portion of the body. The nut also includes a channel extending longitudinally through the body. The channel includes an interior threaded extending along an interior surface of the channel configured to threadedly engage a portion of a locking screw therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: This AEBI, Gregor Spreiter, Simon Scherrer, Henri Défossez
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Publication number: 20210282821Abstract: A compression nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end. The body includes an exterior threading along an exterior surface of a threaded portion of the body separated from the head via an unthreaded portion. The nut also includes a channel extending longitudinally through the body. The channel includes an interior threaded extending along an interior surface of the channel configured to threadedly engage an end of a locking screw received therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Gregor SPREITER, Simon SCHERRER, Henri DEFOSSEZ, Markus BUETTLER, This AEBI
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Patent number: 11058470Abstract: An insertion tool for deploying a flip anchor cable, including: a mechanism having a safety button and a slider, wherein the mechanism is configured to apply a clamping force on a portion of the flip anchor cable when the mechanism is in a first position; an inner tube having a proximal end connected to the mechanism configured to house a second portion of the flip anchor cable; a handle including a safety button opening and a slider opening, wherein the handle is configured to enclose a portion of the mechanism; and an outer tube having a proximal end connected to the handle configured to receive the inner tube; wherein the mechanism is configured to decrease the clamping force on the flip anchor cable when the mechanism is in a second position and to deploy a flip anchor of the flip anchor cable in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Rhett A. Rapier, Simon M. Bosshard, This Aebi, Darko Selkic, Mario Wyss