Patents by Inventor TORNIER

TORNIER 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).

  • METHOD AND ASSEMBLY OF A PYROLYTIC CARBON COMPONENT ATTACHED TO ANOTHER COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20130144394
    Abstract: A prosthetic assembly and a method of assembling same. The prosthetic assembly includes a base component with at least one engagement surface. A pyrolytic carbon component includes at least one engagement surface. The pyrolytic carbon component is elastically deformed to mechanically interlock with the engagement surface on the base component. The pyrolytic carbon component retains at least a portion of the deformation stress created during coupling with the base component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: TORNIER
    Inventor: TORNIER