Patents by Inventor Aaron Hoffmann

Aaron Hoffmann 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).

  • Bone Mill With An Accessible Milling Element
    Publication number: 20230135274
    Abstract: A milling module for converting bone stock into bone chips comprises a shell adapted for releasable attachment to a base module. The shell has an inlet opening through which bone stock is introduced into the shell and an outlet opening through which bone chips are discharged from the shell. A milling element is moveably disposed in the shell between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for converting bone stock into bone chips. The shell includes a base adapted for releasable attachment to the base module. The base includes the outlet opening and a lid removably attached thereto. The lid includes the inlet opening of the shell. The base and the lid are collectively configured so that removal of the lid from the base allows the milling element to be accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Robin B. W. Babaris, Aaron Hoffmann, Clifford Edwin Lambarth, Derek F. Nelson, Steven M. Rolfsen, JR., Shammodip Roy, James Walen, Jason James Wroblewski
  • Bone mill with an accessible milling element
    Patent number: 11564813
    Abstract: A milling module (60) for converting bone stock into bone chips comprises a shell (34) adapted for releasable attachment to a base module (32). The shell has an inlet opening (152) through which bone stock is introduced into the shell and an outlet opening (96) through which bone chips are discharged from the shell. A milling element (170) is moveably disposed in the shell between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for converting bone stock into bone chips. The shell includes abase (62) adapted for releasable attachment to the base module. The base includes the outlet opening and a lid (126) removably attached thereto. The lid includes the inlet opening of the shell. The base and the lid are collectively configured so that removal of the lid from the base allows the milling element to be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Robin B. W. Babaris, Aaron Hoffmann, Derek F. Nelson, Steven M. Rolfsen, Jr., Shammodip Roy, James Walen, Jason James Wroblewski, Clifford Edwin Lambarth
  • Bone Mill With An Accessible Milling Element
    Publication number: 20200100915
    Abstract: A milling module (60) for converting bone stock into bone chips comprises a shell (34) adapted for releasable attachment to a base module (32). The shell has an inlet opening (152) through which bone stock is introduced into the shell and an outlet opening (96) through which bone chips are discharged from the shell. A milling element (170) is moveably disposed in the shell between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for converting bone stock into bone chips. The shell includes abase (62) adapted for releasable attachment to the base module. The base includes the outlet opening and a lid (126) removably attached thereto. The lid includes the inlet opening of the shell. The base and the lid are collectively configured so that removal of the lid from the base allows the milling element to be accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Robin B. W. Babaris, Aaron Hoffmann, Derek F. Nelson, Steven M. Rolfsen, Jr., Shammodip Roy, James Walen, Jason James Wroblewski, Clifford Edwin Lambarth