Patents by Inventor Bernhard Karich

Bernhard Karich 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).

  • Neck screw
    Patent number: 6423066
    Abstract: A hip neck screw having a shank, a male-threaded portion at the proximal end thereof and areas for engagement by a tool wherein the screw is designed in such a way that it is adapted to be passed through a bore of a supporting device adapted to be mounted on the femur, preferably a locking nail and to be held therein. The neck screw has axially parallel grooves extending from the distal end are formed at opposite sides, of which at least one extends into the threaded portion. A fork-like blade is provided having blade legs which are accommodated by the grooves and has a connecting portion of the legs adapted to be connected to the distal end of the screw shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Stryker Trauma GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Erich Harder, Bernhard Karich
  • NECK SCREW
    Publication number: 20020045900
    Abstract: A hip neck screw having a shank, a male-threaded portion at the proximal end thereof and areas for engagement by a tool wherein the screw is designed in such a way that it is adapted to be passed through a bore of a supporting device adapted to be mounted on the femur, preferably a locking nail and to be held therein. The neck screw has axially parallel grooves extending from the distal end are formed at opposite sides, of which at least one extends into the threaded portion. A fork-like blade is provided having blade legs which are accommodated by the grooves and has a connecting portion of the legs adapted to be connected to the distal end of the screw shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: HANS ERICH HARDER, BERNHARD KARICH