Patents by Inventor Werner Kaltenbrunner

Werner Kaltenbrunner 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: 5108453
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone implant for joint endoprostheses with a collarless, truncated-cone-shaped shaft (3) which can be inserted into a recess (1) of a bone (2) and which supports a joint piece (7), which shaft (3) has a surface area (8) with a plurality of protrusions (9). It is provided by the invention that the protrusions (9) are formed by local teeth rising from the surface area (8), the distal areas of which have at least one cutting or abrading edge or surface (10) for abrading the bone (2) during insertion or for creating a space for the protrusions (9) so that they can be placed into the bone (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Boehler GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Kotz, Werner Kaltenbrunner
  • Patent number: 4784124
    Abstract: The bone implant for prostheses, particularly joints or joint members, preferably joints of the human locomotor system and especially the walking system, contains a shaft insertable into a cavity in a bone. The shaft has a total cross-section increasing from its diaphysis-associated distal end to its metaphysis-associated proximal end. Preferably, The shaft possesses in the region of the metaphysis-associated proximal end an integrally formed or separate intermediate piece at which the joint or joint member can be arranged. The shaft is preferably immediately and securely anchored in the bone and particularly is made of a metallic material. The shaft possesses an oblong rotationally symmetrical shaft body having an outer surface generated by, if desired, a longitudinally curved or preferably a substantially straight generatrix. The shaft body substantially has the shape of a truncated cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Vereinigte Edelstahlwerke Aktiengesellschaft (VEW)
    Inventors: Werner Kaltenbrunner, Rainer Kotz