Patents by Inventor Chang-Wug Oh

Chang-Wug Oh 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).

  • Fixing pin for orthopedic surgery enabling internal fixation
    Patent number: 10314629
    Abstract: A fixing pin for orthopedic surgery is provided. The fixing pin for orthopedic surgery includes: an inner fixing pin inserted from one-side cortex of a bone to the opposite-side cortex thereof; an outer fixing pin including a first hole and a first screw portion formed to protrude from a front end thereof, the first hole being penetrated by the inner fixing pin so that front and rear ends of the inner fixing pin protrude, the outer fixing pin being inserted into only one-side cortex of the bone, and the inner fixing pin being fixed to the outer fixing pin; and a sleeve including a second hole and fixed to the outer fixing pin, the second hole being penetrated by the outer fixing pin so that front and rear ends of the outer fixing pin protrude. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to perform internal fixation even after reposition of bone fracture has been performed using a fixing pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ilhyung Park, Chang-Wug Oh, Chul-woo Park, Sanghyun Joung, Hyunjoo Lee
  • FIXING PIN FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY ENABLING INTERNAL FIXATION
    Publication number: 20170143395
    Abstract: A fixing pin for orthopedic surgery is provided. The fixing pin for orthopedic surgery includes: an inner fixing pin inserted from one-side cortex of a bone to the opposite-side cortex thereof; an outer fixing pin including a first hole and a first screw portion formed to protrude from a front end thereof, the first hole being penetrated by the inner fixing pin so that front and rear ends of the inner fixing pin protrude, the outer fixing pin being inserted into only one-side cortex of the bone, and the inner fixing pin being fixed to the outer fixing pin; and a sleeve including a second hole and fixed to the outer fixing pin, the second hole being penetrated by the outer fixing pin so that front and rear ends of the outer fixing pin protrude. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to perform internal fixation even after reposition of bone fracture has been performed using a fixing pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Ilhyung Park, Chang-Wug Oh, Chul-woo Park, Sanghyun Joung, Hyunjoo Lee