Patents by Inventor Tobias Wolfram

Tobias Wolfram 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).

  • Publication number: 20250049560
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant system, comprising at least one bioresorbable enveloping element which is designed with passage openings and which defines a three-dimensional interior for receiving soft tissue. Furthermore, the implant system can have an inner element which is or can be arranged at least partially in the three-dimensional interior defined by the enveloping element and which has at least one guide structure for a cell migration. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for producing an implant system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Stefanie Grom, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20240261466
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a biocompatible implant and a corresponding biocompatible implant. The biocompatible implant (10) has an implant body (8) composed of a polyaryletherketone plastic, wherein the implant body (8) has at least one first porous section (12) and one second porous section (13), wherein the first porous section (12) and the second porous section differ with respect to their porosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20240254287
    Abstract: The present invention refers to the use of compounds comprising, per molecule, at least one polymerizable C—C double bond, at least one adhesion-providing moiety, and one at least bivalent hydrocarbon moiety in between as a spacer as primers in a thiolene-based polymerizable composition for improving the adhesion of the composition on a substrate to be coated therewith, wherein the composition further comprises a radical initiator, monomers with at least two polymerizable C—C double bonds per molecule, and polythiols with at least two SH groups per molecule, wherein the primers comprise 5-norbornen-2-yl groups as polymerizable C—C double bonds, characterized in that compounds are used as primers in the polymerizable composition that a) comprise phosphonic acid groups as adhesion-providing moieties; or b) comprise groups selected from phosphonic acid groups and 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl groups as adhesion-providing moieties, and the polymerizable composition is used as bone adhesive; as well as to corresponding thio
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick STEINBAUER, Stefan BAUDIS, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Publication number: 20240156601
    Abstract: In order to improve local specificity and adjustability of the radiant power in radiation diagnostics and in post-operative radiation therapy, the invention devises an implant system (100, 100?, 100?, 100??) having a structural part (50, 50?, 50?, 50??) that can be implanted in a damaged tissue region (30) and has at least a first region (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) made of a first material and at least a second region (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) made of a second material, the first region (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) being designed to support the structural part (50, 50?, 50?, 50??) and being substantially impermeable to a predetermined radiation for the purpose of diagnostics or for medical radiation therapy, and the second region (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) being designed to complement the first region (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) to the structural part (50, 50?, 50?, 50??) and further comprising at least one portion (22a, 2b, 22c, 22d) that is structurally modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20240148508
    Abstract: The invention makes available a multi-part implant (10), comprising: a support element (20) for fixing the implant (10) to a bone material; wherein the support element (20) forms a receiving space; and a functional element (30) that can be introduced into the receiving space; wherein the functional element (30) can be fixed in the receiving space (26) by the support element (20) at least with respect to one degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Stefanie Grom, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230380978
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implantable partial temporomandibular joint prosthesis (90, 90?, 90?) having a first implant part (10, 10?, 10?) that can be fastened to a lower jaw (40) and has a condyle (42, 42?, 42?) with respect to which a joint surface (52, 82) situated on a cranium (50) forms an abutment; wherein the first implant part (10, 10?, 10?) comprises a first component (20, 20?, 20?) formed from a metal material, which first component can be fastened to the lower jaw (40), and a second component (30, 30?, 30?) formed from a plastics material, which second component comprises the condyle (42, 42?, 42?); and wherein the first component (20, 20?, 20?) is provided with a first connection piece (22, 22?, 22?) and the second component (30, 30?, 30?) is provided with a second connection piece (32, 32?, 32?), and the first connection piece (22, 22?, 22?) and the second connection piece (32, 32?, 32?) can be or are
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Ralf Leibinger, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230346563
    Abstract: A method and a computer system is provided for designing a mandibular joint prosthesis for a patient's skull side to be treated. The method matches a standardized model of the mandibular joint to a graphic representation of the patient's healthy skull side and mirrors the model along a mirror plane onto a graphic representation of the skull side to be treated in order to make corresponding detailed adaptations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Ralf Leibinger, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230329872
    Abstract: An implantable mandibular joint prosthesis includes a first implant part that has an artificial condyle and that can be attached to a lower jawbone, a second implant part that has a joint surface that can be attached to a cranium and that forms an abutment for the artificial condyle. The second implant part comprises includes a first component, which is formed from a metal material and can be attached to the cranium, and a second component, which is formed from a plastics material and forms the joint surface. The first component has a first connection surface and the second component has a second connection surface wherein the first and second connection surfaces are mutually engagingly joined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Ralf Leibinger, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230320858
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an implant system for promoting an osteosynthetic process at a gap between two bone fragments at a bone of an endoskeleton, in particular of a human mammal. In order to have available an implant system of this kind which allows patient-specific bone reconstruction of a bone, in particular an ulna and radius, wherein the gap between the two bone fragments created during the correction can be supplied with a patient-specific, accurately fitting artificial graft, a graft is provided, which can be inserted into the gap between the two bone fragments; an osteosynthesis plate is provided, which can be fastened to the bone and to the graft ; and a connection device is provided for connecting the graft and the osteosynthesis plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Heiner Wild, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20230320857
    Abstract: The invention provides an implant system for treating bone defects or discontinuities and a method for producing such an implant system. The implant system (100) comprises: a first implant element (110) which is insertable or inserted into a bone defect or a discontinuity (2) of a human bone (1), a second implant element (120) which is fixable or fixed to the human bone (1), wherein the first implant element (110) is attachable or attached to the second implant element (120) by means of at least one biodegradable connection means (125) in order to fix the first implant element (110) relative to the human bone (1), wherein the first implant element (110) comprises a shell section (111) and an inner section (112) at least partially enclosed by the shell section (111), wherein the shell section (111) has a first pore-and-strut structure, PSS, and the inner section (112) has a PSS differing from the first PSS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Stefanie Grom, Frank Reinauer, Tatjana Fecht, Tobias Wolfram
  • Patent number: 11517439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone implant (1) for correcting an incorrect position of a bone, the bone implant (1) having a first portion (2) for attachment to a first bone portion (3) and a second portion (4) for attachment to a second bone portion (5), the bone implant (1) being prepared so that, when fixed to the bone, it orients the first bone portion (3) and the second bone portion (5) with respect to one another and keeps said portions at a distance from one another, the bone implant (1) having such a geometry and being adapted so as to force a predetermined orientation of the second bone portion (5) relative to the first bone portion (3). The invention also relates to a method for producing such a bone implant (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gwenn Swennen, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram, Adem Aksu
  • Patent number: 11357520
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone positioning device (1) for use in the repositioning of bone sections relative to each other in case of dysgnathia, comprising a main body (2), which has a bottom side (3), which faces the lower jaw (7) and in which there are recesses (5) for receiving navigating aids (6) fixed to the lower jaw, and an opposite top side (4), which faces the upper jaw and in which there are likewise recesses (5) for receiving navigating aids (6) fixed to the upper jaw, wherein at least one cutting-tool guide device (8) is attached to the main body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: KARL LEIBINGER MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gwenn Swennen, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram, Adem Aksu
  • Publication number: 20220168073
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an implant set including a patient-specific implant, including a transport device, which is matched to an outer contour of the implant and in which the implant is received, and includes a tool for filling the implant with bone chips and/or for compressing the bone chips, the implant having an inner contour to which an outer contour of at least one end of the tool is matched. The disclosure further relates to a method for preparing for insertion of the implant by means of the implant set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Adem AKSU, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Publication number: 20220168104
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant (1) for introducing into a patient, having an implant body that is at least partially resorbable and is porous at least in some regions and that is made of a ceramic carrier material (2), the carrier material being provided with a donor material (3) that delivers ions to influence the patient's cellular metabolism in the implanted state, the carrier material (2) being interspersed with the donor material (3). The invention also relates to a method for producing an implant (1) of said type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Adem AKSU, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Publication number: 20220168473
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant (1) with antimicrobial activity, comprising an implant mixture (IM) which has a base granular material (2) formed from a raw material mixture of biocompatible polymers and/or a ceramic granular material, the implant mixture (IM) also comprising at least one type of metal (3) in particle form which is suitable for releasing ions, the metal particles (3) being present in the form of silver particles and/or copper particles. The metal particles (3) are distributed in the volume of the implant (1). The invention also relates to a method for producing an implant (1) of said type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Adem AKSU, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Patent number: 11191580
    Abstract: The present application relates to an implantation set including a tool or an aid, and at least one bone contact member adapted thereto, therefore a device designed for direct contact with a bone, the bone contact member having a greater hardness in a region intended for contact by the tool or aid than the tool or aid in a region intended for contact with the bone contact member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: KARL LEIBINGER MEDIZINTECHIKGMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Adem Aksu, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20210316240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter (1) for cleaning fluids, having a main part (2) consisting of polyethylene particles (3) that have been bonded to each other by means of a generative manufacturing process such as to obtain a predefined macro- and microstructure, the main part (2) having regions in which the porosity is deliberately adjusted to varying values. The invention also relates to a method for producing a filter (1), the filter being generatively manufactured by selective laser sintering of polyethylene particles (3). The invention finally relates to a method for ensuring fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Adem AKSU, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM
  • Patent number: 11103620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a (poly)hybrid implant made of one or more composite materials, having a polymer matrix and a ceramic-inorganic and/or inorganic component, wherein the polymer matrix has at least one component, selected from the group PDLLA; PLGA, PCL, HDPE, PE, UHMWPE, PEAK, PEEK, PP, PUR, and the ceramic-inorganic component has at least one calcium-phosphate-based component, preferably selected from the group HAP, ?-TCP, ?-TCP and CaCO3. In addition, metallic components can also be introduced, preferably, but not exclusively containing elements such as Mg, Fe, Zn or Sr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Milkau, Frank Reinauer, Tobias Wolfram
  • Publication number: 20210085344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone positioning device (1) for use in the repositioning of bone sections relative to each other in case of dysgnathia, comprising a main body (2), which has a bottom side (3), which faces the lower jaw (7) and in which there are recesses (5) for receiving navigating aids (6) fixed to the lower jaw, and an opposite top side (4), which faces the upper jaw and in which there are likewise recesses (5) for receiving navigating aids (6) fixed to the upper jaw, wherein at least one cutting-tool guide device (8) is attached to the main body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Gwenn SWENNEN, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM,, Adem AKSU
  • Publication number: 20200188119
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone implant (1) for correcting an incorrect position of a bone, the bone implant (1) having a first portion (2) for attachment to a first bone portion (3) of the bone and a second portion (4) for attachment to a second bone portion (5) of the bone, the bone implant (1) being prepared so that, when fixed to the bone, it orients the first bone portion (3) and the second bone portion (5) with respect to one another and keeps said portions at a distance from one another, the bone implant (1) having such a geometry and being adapted such that the bone implant (1) can be inserted between the first bone portion (3) and the second bone portion (5) so as to force a predetermined orientation of the second bone portion (5) relative to the first bone portion (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Gwenn SWENNEN, Frank REINAUER, Tobias WOLFRAM, Adem AKSU