Patents by Inventor Thomas Stephen RAU

Thomas Stephen RAU 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).

  • Surgical guidance device and method for its preparation
    Patent number: 10441377
    Abstract: The invention is related to a surgical device for patient-specific guidance of at least one tool used during a surgical intervention, comprising at least the following features: a) at least one carrier system which is arranged for fixation on a bone structure of a patient, b) at least one guiding system connectable to the carrier system, the at least one guiding system comprising at least one base module and at least one guiding part for precisely defined guidance of at least one tool used during the surgical intervention, c) at least one connecting means for establishing a mechanical connection between the at least one guiding part and the at least one base module, wherein the connecting means comprises at least a non-fixed operating state and a fixed operating state, wherein in the non-fixed operating state the at least one guiding part can be adjusted relative to the base module in a patient-specific adjustment and in the fixed operating state the at least one guiding part is mechanically fixated relative
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
    Inventors: Thomas Stephen Rau, Omid Majdani, Thomas Lenarz, Luder Alexander Kahrs
  • SURGICAL GUIDANCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20180008367
    Abstract: The invention is related to a surgical device for patient-specific guidance of at least one tool used during a surgical intervention, comprising at least the following features: a) at least one carrier system which is arranged for fixation on a bone structure of a patient, b) at least one guiding system connectable to the carrier system, the at least one guiding system comprising at least one base module and at least one guiding part for precisely defined guidance of at least one tool used during the surgical intervention, c) at least one connecting means for establishing a mechanical connection between the at least one guiding part and the at least one base module, wherein the connecting means comprises at least a non-fixed operating state and a fixed operating state, wherein in the non-fixed operating state the at least one guiding part can be adjusted relative to the base module in a patient-specific adjustment and in the fixed operating state the at least one guiding part is mechanically fixated relative
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Stephen RAU, Omid MAJDANI, Thomas LENARZ, Luder Alexander KAHRS