Patents by Inventor Markus A. Muller

Markus A. Muller 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).

  • FASTENING DEVICE AND TOOL FOR SURGICAL HOLDING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190151001
    Abstract: A fastening device for surgical holding systems includes a holding element and a fastening element with a ball joint, which can be locked by way of rotating an eccentric ring in the holding element. The joint socket defines a joint inner surface of the ball joint and the joint head a joint outer surface of the ball joint. When the eccentric ring clamps the joint head with respect to the joint socket, the position of three contact locations of the ball joint which lock the ball joint are unambiguously defined due to the shape of at least one of the three elements: joint socket, joint head and eccentric ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Vincent Vaucher, Markus A. Muller
  • Fastening device and tool for surgical holding systems
    Patent number: 10213242
    Abstract: A fastening device for surgical holding systems includes a holding element and a fastening element with a ball joint, which can be locked by way of rotating an eccentric ring in the holding element. The joint socket defines a joint inner surface of the ball joint and the joint head a joint outer surface of the ball joint. When the eccentric ring clamps the joint head with respect to the joint socket, the position of three contact locations of the ball joint which lock the ball joint are unambiguously defined due to the shape of at least one of the three elements: joint socket, joint head and eccentric ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: CREAHOLIC S.A.
    Inventors: Vincent Vaucher, Markus A. Muller
  • FASTENING DEVICE AND TOOL FOR SURGICAL HOLDING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20150045840
    Abstract: A fastening device for surgical holding systems includes a holding element and a fastening element with a ball joint, which can be locked by way of rotating an eccentric ring in the holding element. The joint socket defines a joint inner surface of the ball joint and the joint head a joint outer surface of the ball joint. When the eccentric ring clamps the joint head with respect to the joint socket, the position of three contact locations of the ball joint which lock the ball joint are unambiguously defined due to the shape of at least one of the three elements: joint socket, joint head and eccentric ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Vincent Vaucher, Markus A. Muller