Patents by Inventor Rich McLaughlin

Rich McLaughlin 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).

  • Rib fixation system
    Patent number: 10058363
    Abstract: A rib fixation system having a bone plate and mono-cortical bone screws adapted for affixation to a rib, the security of the system being enhanced by providing paired sets of screw-receiving openings, wherein the offset axis of each opening of the paired set is approximately ten degrees off from the normal axis in the transverse direction toward the longitudinal midline of the bone plate and is also approximately ten degrees off the normal axis in the longitudinal direction, with the offset axis of each opening in a paired set being turned toward the other opening in the paired set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: KARL LEIBINGER MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Shawn M. Burke, Travis Simpson, Rich McLaughlin, Axel Waizenegger, Daniel Grimm, Thomas Koett
  • Rib Fixation System
    Publication number: 20170065317
    Abstract: A rib fixation system having a bone plate and mono-cortical bone screws adapted for affixation to a rib, the security of the system being enhanced by providing paired sets of screw-receiving openings, wherein the offset axis of each opening of the paired set is approximately ten degrees off from the normal axis in the transverse direction toward the longitudinal midline of the bone plate and is also approximately ten degrees off the normal axis in the longitudinal direction, with the offset axis of each opening in a paired set being turned toward the other opening in the paired set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Shawn M. Burke, Travis Simpson, Rich McLaughlin, Axel Waizenegger, Daniel Grimm, Thomas Kott