Patents by Inventor Adam J. Kohler

Adam J. Kohler 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).

  • Debris removing drilling system with irrigation
    Patent number: 10792051
    Abstract: An orthopedic drilling system having a collection chamber positioned between a drill guide and a drill bit proximately to the flute of the drill bit to evacuate debris and swarf from a drilling site. The drill bit may be cannulated to define a throughbore in communication with an irrigation inlet. The drill guide can reciprocate into and out of a hub and be connection to a suction source. The flute of the drill bit may have a first outer diameter that is larger than a second outer diameter of an intermediate portion of the drill bit positioned proximately to the flute to define the chamber between the drill bit and the drill guide. Alternatively, the drill guide may have a first inner diameter positioned about the flute of the drill bit and a second, larger inner diameter proximate to the flute to define the collection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Adam J. Kohler, Andrew Kam, Philip Lahey, James Hutter, Joseph A. Fritz
  • Debris Removing Drilling System With Irrigation
    Publication number: 20180360475
    Abstract: An orthopedic drilling system having a collection chamber positioned between a drill guide and a drill bit proximately to the flute of the drill bit to evacuate debris and swarf from a drilling site. The drill bit may be cannulated to define a throughbore in communication with an irrigation inlet. The drill guide can reciprocate into and out of a hub and be connection to a suction source. The flute of the drill bit may have a first outer diameter that is larger than a second outer diameter of an intermediate portion of the drill bit positioned proximately to the flute to define the chamber between the drill bit and the drill guide. Alternatively, the drill guide may have a first inner diameter positioned about the flute of the drill bit and a second, larger inner diameter proximate to the flute to define the collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Adam J. Kohler, Andrew Kam, Philip Lahey, James Hutter, Joseph A. Fritz