Patents by Inventor Thomas Tontarra
Thomas Tontarra 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: 9592097Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument, in particular a sliding shaft instrument, with a main part, and a moveable part relative thereto, with a handle attached to the main part, comprising a fixed grip and a grip actuating the moveable part, with at least one guide, through which, in relation to the main part, the moveable part is moveable between an initial position and a working position, and with a sliding surface attached to the movable part and pointing towards the main part, the sliding surface being slid along a guide surface attached to the main part and pointing towards the sliding surface, with at least the sliding surface or the guide surface are assigned to each other for the formation of a washable gap.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: THOMAS TONTARRA GRUNDSTUECKSVERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBHInventors: Thomas Tontarra, Alberto Petrella
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Publication number: 20150245877Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument, in particular a sliding shaft instrument, with a main part, and a moveable part relative thereto, with a handle attached to the main part, comprising a fixed grip and a grip actuating the moveable part, with at least one guide, through which, in relation to the main part, the moveable part is moveable between an initial position and a working position, and with a sliding surface attached to the movable part and pointing towards the main part, the sliding surface being slid along a guide surface attached to the main part and pointing towards the sliding surface, with at least the sliding surface or the guide surface are assigned to each other for the formation of a washable gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: Thomas Tontarra Grundstuecksverwalungs GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Tontarra, Alberto Petrella
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Patent number: 9028500Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument, in particular a sliding shaft instrument, with a main part, and a moveable part relative thereto, with a handle attached to the main part, comprising a fixed grip and a grip actuating the moveable part, with at least one guide, through which, in relation to the main part, the moveable part is moveable between an initial position and a working position, and with a sliding surface attached to the movable part and pointing towards the main part, the sliding surface being slid along a guide surface attached to the main part and pointing towards the sliding surface, with at least the sliding surface or the guide surface are assigned to each other for the formation of a washable gap.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Thomas Tontarra Grundstuecksverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Tontarra, Alberto Petrella
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Publication number: 20110106065Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument, in particular a sliding shaft instrument, with a main part, and a moveable part relative thereto, with a handle attached to the main part, comprising a fixed grip and a grip actuating the moveable part, with at least one guide, through which, in relation to the main part, the moveable part is moveable between an initial position and a working position, and with a sliding surface attached to the movable part and pointing towards the main part, the sliding surface being slid along a guide surface attached to the main part and pointing towards the sliding surface, with at least the sliding surface or the guide surface are assigned to each other for the formation of a washable gap. (Hereto FIG.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Thomas Tontarra, Alberto Petrella
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Patent number: 6802852Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument with a main part and at least one movable part movable relative thereto, with a handle arranged on the main part and having a stationary handle portion and a handle portion which can actuate the movable part. A locking device is provided in which, in a first position, the movable part is arranged in an initial position, and in a second position, the movable part can be changed over into a cleaning position and the movable part in this position is arranged captive with respect to the main part.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2001Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Tontarra Medizintechnik GmbHInventor: Thomas Tontarra
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Patent number: 6699254Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument with a main part and at least one movable part movable relative thereto, with a handle arranged on the main part and having a stationary handle portion and a handle portion an actuatable handle portion which actuates the movable part, and a locking device in which, in a first position, the movable part is arranged in an initial position, and in a second position, the movable part is changed over into a cleaning position and the movable part in this position is arranged captive with respect to the main part.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2000Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Tontarra Medizintechnik GmbHInventor: Thomas Tontarra
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Publication number: 20020151931Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument with a main part and at least one movable part movable relative thereto, with a handle arranged on the main part and having a stationary handle portion and a handle portion which can actuate the movable part. A locking device is provided in which, in a first position, the movable part is arranged in an initial position, and in a second position, the movable part can be changed over into a cleaning position and the movable part in this position is arranged captive with respect to the main part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2001Publication date: October 17, 2002Inventor: Thomas Tontarra
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Patent number: 5607449Abstract: The tubular-shaft surgical instrument is provided with an actuating rod for the manual operation of a forceps-like or scissors-like tool, which actuating rod is guided axially movably in a guide tube. The tool is mounted at the free end of the guide tube, and it has at least one tool part pivotable around a pivot axis extending at right angles to the axis of the tube. The tool is detachably mounted in the front end of the guide tube in the manner of a bayonet catch. The actuating rod is connected at its rear end, by a detachable connection, to an actuating lever, which in turn is pivotably mounted on a holder provided with a handgrip. A guide sleeve, which is coaxial with the guide tube, and in which the actuating rod is prevented from rotating in relation to the guide tube by manually detachable rotation-preventing elements, is arranged in the holder.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1995Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Tontarra Medizintechnik GmbHInventor: Thomas Tontarra
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Patent number: D700328Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignees: Grundstuecksverwaltungs GmbH & Co KGInventor: Thomas Tontarra