Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Pierer

Wolfgang Pierer 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).

  • Plate for joining a pelvic fracture
    Patent number: 6340362
    Abstract: A plate is provided for joining a fracture of the pelvis. The plate is securable on either side of the fracture by fasteners to the pelvic bone portions to be connected. The plate is formed of at least two parts arranged along an axial direction. A first engaging portion is provided on one part for connecting the parts, which engages with a second engaging portion provided on the other part, such that the two parts are secured to one another in an axial direction and in a transverse direction to the plate plane. The two parts may undergo limited pivotal movement relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: IMPAQ GmbH Medizintechnik
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pierer, Hubert Zeidler