Patents by Inventor Nicholas Morfing

Nicholas Morfing 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).

  • Distraction and compression in one plier
    Patent number: 10441337
    Abstract: Surgical tools and methods of their use are provided. A surgical tool includes first and second working members, first and second handle arms, a handle post having first and second ends, the second end confronting the second handle arm, and a ratchet coupled to one of the first and second handle arms and engageable with the other of the first and second handle arms. Movement of the first handle arm with respect to the second handle arm causes movement of the first working member with respect to the second working member. A force applied to the handle post causes the first working member to move in a first direction with respect to the second working member. The ratchet is configured to temporarily prevent the first and second working members from moving with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Paulisch, Nicholas Morfing, Jakob Kemper, Julien Borgnard, Benoit Landais, Franck Day
  • DISTRACTION AND COMPRESSION IN ONE PLIER
    Publication number: 20170296248
    Abstract: Surgical tools and methods of their use are provided. A surgical tool includes first and second working members, first and second handle arms, a handle post having first and second ends, the second end confronting the second handle arm, and a ratchet coupled to one of the first and second handle arms and engageable with the other of the first and second handle arms. Movement of the first handle arm with respect to the second handle arm causes movement of the first working member with respect to the second working member. A force applied to the handle post causes the first working member to move in a first direction with respect to the second working member. The ratchet is configured to temporarily prevent the first and second working members from moving with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Matthias Paulisch, Nicholas Morfing, Jakob Kemper, Julien Borgnard, Benoit Landais, Franck Day