Patents by Inventor Ralph Johan Bernhard Sakkers

Ralph Johan Bernhard Sakkers 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).

  • Patent number: 11141198
    Abstract: Coupling device for connecting an annular fixation member to a bone pin, wherein the coupling device comprises pin connecting means arranged for connecting the bone pin to the coupling device and ring connecting means arranged for removably connecting the annular fixation member to the coupling device, wherein the coupling device further comprises fixator connecting means arranged for removably connecting a fixator to the coupling device, wherein the ring connecting means and the fixator connecting means are arranged for simultaneously connecting the annular fixation member and the fixator while the pin connecting means are connected to the bone pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Barbara Johanna Stefanie Van De Sande, Ralph Johan Bernhard Sakkers, Lucas Alphonsus Maria Evers
  • Patent number: 10390859
    Abstract: A bone correcting system which includes a first pin which can be connected to a bone at a first location; at least a second pin which can be connected to the bone at a second location at a distance from the first location; a telescopic fixation member which is coupled rigidly to the first and second pins for the purpose of fixing the mutual distance between the pins during the hardening phase, and which is coupled flexibly to the first and the second pins during a correction phase; and at least a first annular fixation member which is removably connected to the first pin and at least a second annular fixation member which is removably connected to the second pin for the purpose of adjusting the bone during the correction phase. This system provides an efficient, user-friendly and simple system for correcting bones, particularly in respect to bone hardening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: UMC UTRECHT HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Johan Bernhard Sakkers, Aleida Johanna Van Der Wal, Joris Emanuel Nicolaas Jaspers, Peter Timo Dijkstra
  • Publication number: 20180098791
    Abstract: Coupling device for connecting an annular fixation member to a bone pin, wherein the coupling device comprises pin connecting means arranged for connecting the bone pin to the coupling device and ring connecting means arranged for removably connecting the annular fixation member to the coupling device, wherein the coupling device further comprises fixator connecting means arranged for removably connecting a fixator to the coupling device, wherein the ring connecting means and the fixator connecting means are arranged for simultaneously connecting the annular fixation member and the fixator while the pin connecting means are connected to the bone pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Barbara Johanna Stefanie VAN DE SANDE, Ralph Johan Bernhard SAKKERS, Lucas Alphonsus Maria EVERS
  • Publication number: 20100191239
    Abstract: System for correcting bones, comprising: —at least a first pin which can be connected to the bone at a first location; —at least a second pin which can be connected to the bone at a second location at a distance from the first location; —a fixation member which is coupled rigidly to the first and second pins for the purpose of fixing the mutual distance between the pins during a hardening phase, and which is coupled flexibly to the first and the second pins during a correction phase; and —at least a first annular fixation member which is removably connected to the first pin and at least a second annular fixation member which is removably connected to the second pin for the purpose of adjusting the bone during the correction phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: UMC UTRECHT HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Johan Bernhard Sakkers, Aleida Johanna Van Der Wal, Joris Emanuel Nicolaas Jaspers, Peter Timo Dijkstra