Patents by Inventor Christophe Ruetschi

Christophe Ruetschi 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).

  • Disposable instrument for torque control tightening a threaded implant device
    Patent number: 11173582
    Abstract: An instrument for torque controlled tightening of a threaded device, including a handle, an articulable head that is articulably connected to the handle, the articulable head including a drive ratchet configured to rotate relative to the articulable head and to engage with the threaded device or a tool for engaging with the threaded device, an elastic device arranged at the handle, and a pulling mechanism operatively connecting the articulable head with the handle, the pulling mechanism having a ratchet head mechanism to engage with the drive ratchet of the articulable head, and configured to engage with the elastic device at the handle such that the elastic device is compressed or expanded upon an application of a torque to the drive ratchet and simultaneously the ratchet head mechanism blocks the rotation of the drive ratchet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ruetschi Technology AG
    Inventors: Christophe Ruetschi, David Chenaux, Alain Paris
  • A Disposable Instrument for Torque Control Tightening a Threaded Implant Device
    Publication number: 20200384615
    Abstract: An instrument for torque controlled tightening of a threaded device, including a handle, an articulable head that is articulably connected to the handle, the articulable head including a drive ratchet configured to rotate relative to the articulable head and to engage with the threaded device or a tool for engaging with the threaded device, an elastic device arranged at the handle, and a pulling mechanism operatively connecting the articulable head with the handle, the pulling mechanism having a ratchet head mechanism to engage with the drive ratchet of the articulable head, and configured to engage with the elastic device at the handle such that the elastic device is compressed or expanded upon an application of a torque to the drive ratchet and simultaneously the ratchet head mechanism blocks the rotation of the drive ratchet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe Ruetschi, David Chenaux, Alain Paris