Patents by Inventor Thomas Teschke

Thomas Teschke 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: 10076371
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an orthopedic plate, in particular a plate for osteosynthesis. The plate (31) comprising a body (33). The body (33) has a distal surface (15) adapted to be arranged facing the fractured bone and a proximal surface (13) adapted to be arranged facing away from the fractured bone. The surfaces (13, 15) define a distal and a proximal face of the plate (31), respectively. The body (33) further has a length measured along a longitudinal direction (23), a width measured along a transverse direction (51), and a thickness measured from the distal surface (15) to the proximal surface (13). The body (33) comprises two longitudinal plate ends (35) delimiting the body (33) in the longitudinal direction (23). The body (33) comprises at least one slotted longitudinal section (47). The slotted section (47) extends over a part of the length of the body (33), wherein within the slotted section (47) at least one slot (37) is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Zimmer GmbH
    Inventors: Jordan Velikov, Thomas Teschke
  • Patent number: 9642659
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an insert sleeve (19) designed for being inserted into a through hole (17) of an implant (11), comprising a body (21) with a through hole (23) defining an axial direction (29) for receiving a bone anchoring element (25), in particular a bone screw, said body (21) being made of a material having a first modulus of elasticity and including multiple recesses (27) arranged in circumferential direction around said through hole (23) of said insert sleeve (19) for reducing a stiffness of said insert sleeve (19) in a direction transverse (31, 33) to said axial direction (29). At least one of said recesses (27) is filled with a filler material (41) having a second modulus of elasticity different from said first modulus of elasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Zimmer GMBH
    Inventors: Jordan Velikov, Thomas Teschke
  • Publication number: 20160081729
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an insert sleeve (19) designed for being inserted into a through hole (17) of an implant (11), comprising a body (21) with a through hole (23) defining an axial direction (29) for receiving a bone anchoring element (25), in particular a bone screw, said body (21) being made of a material having a first modulus of elasticity and including multiple recesses (27) arranged in circumferential direction around said through hole (23) of said insert sleeve (19) for reducing a stiffness of said insert sleeve (19) in a direction transverse (31, 33) to said axial direction (29). At least one of said recesses (27) is filled with a filler material (41) having a second modulus of elasticity different from said first modulus of elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: ZIMMER GMBH
    Inventors: Jordan Velikov, Thomas Teschke
  • Publication number: 20160045234
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an orthopedic plate, in particular a plate for osteosynthesis. The plate (31) comprising a body (33). The body (33) has a distal surface (15) adapted to be arranged facing the fractured bone and a proximal surface (13) adapted to be arranged facing away from the fractured bone. The surfaces (13, 15) define a distal and a proximal face of the plate (31), respectively. The body (33) further has a length measured along a longitudinal direction (23), a width measured along a transverse direction (51), and a thickness measured from the distal surface (15) to the proximal surface (13). The body (33) comprises two longitudinal plate ends (35) delimiting the body (33) in the longitudinal direction (23). The body (33) comprises at least one slotted longitudinal section (47). The slotted section (47) extends over a part of the length of the body (33), wherein within the slotted section (47) at least one slot (37) is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jordan Velikov, Thomas Teschke
  • Patent number: 8641740
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone anchoring device for the operative repair of fractures, comprising a fracture fixation plate which has at least one opening and at least one anchoring element for the fastening of the fracture fixation plate on the bone, wherein the anchoring element has a shaft and a head, and wherein at least one part of the shaft can be guided through the opening while the head can be fixed in the opening, and wherein the shaft is produced in at least two parts with a first part on which the head is arranged and with a second part provided for the anchoring in the bone, wherein the first part and the second part of the shaft are guided such that they move toward each other along an axis when the bone anchoring device is in the state of being fixed to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Zimmer, GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Kuster, Jordan Velikov, Miodrag Garic, Thomas Teschke
  • Publication number: 20100211112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone anchoring device (10; 11) for the operative repair of fractures, comprising a fracture fixation plate (20; 21; 56) which has at least one opening (22) and at least one anchoring element for the fastening of the fracture fixation plate on the bone, wherein the anchoring element has a shaft and a head (26, 27; 60), and wherein at least one part of the shaft can be guided through the opening while the head can be fixed in the opening, and wherein the shaft is produced in at least two parts with a first part (12, 13, 40, 44, 48; 52) on which the head is arranged and with a second part provided for the anchoring in the bone (14; 54), wherein the first part and the second part of the shaft are guided such that they move toward each other along an axis when the bone anchoring device is in the state of being fixed to the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: ZIMMER, GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Kuster, Jordan Velikov, Miodrag Garic, Thomas Teschke