Patents by Inventor Saechin Kim

Saechin Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20250177009
    Abstract: A bone surgical apparatus provides an improved method and apparatus to manipulate the curvature of the spine. The bone surgical apparatus can include a connector comprising a rod having a first end section and a second end section wherein the rod is dimensioned to connect a pair of pedicle screws, and a fastener attached to the rod wherein the fastener comprises a head including spaced apart walls defining a recess for receiving an alignment rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: Saechin Kim
  • Patent number: 10543026
    Abstract: Fracture fixation devices and methods achieve stabilization of a bone fragment. A nail section of the device is dimensioned to be positioned within an intramedullary canal of a bone such that the nail section spans a fracture site in the bone. The nail section bends into a post-insertion configuration different from a pre-insertion configuration when inserted into the intramedullary canal. The nail fastening section is connected to the nail section by a connecting element on a first side of the fracture site. At least a portion of the nail fastening section is positioned outside the bone. A first end of the nail section and a second end of the nail fastening section are positioned on an opposite second side of the fracture site when the fracture fixation device is implanted in the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: Saechin Kim
  • Patent number: 10463400
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bone surgical apparatus that includes a unit with a first end and an opposed second end. The first end of the unit includes a female component with an interior dimension and the second end includes a male component having exterior dimension. The female component and the male component are capable of mating. At least one of the female and male components also includes an adjustment mechanism with a first position that allows the component to rotate in a both a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposed to the first rotational direction, and a second position that prevents rotation of the component in the second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: Saechin Kim
  • Publication number: 20170042592
    Abstract: Fracture fixation devices and methods achieve stabilization of a bone fragment. A nail section of the device is dimensioned to be positioned within an intramedullary canal of a bone such that the nail section spans a fracture site in the bone. The nail section bends into a post-insertion configuration different from a pre-insertion configuration when inserted into the intramedullary canal. The nail fastening section is connected to the nail section by a connecting element on a first side of the fracture site. At least a portion of the nail fastening section is positioned outside the bone. A first end of the nail section and a second end of the nail fastening section are positioned on an opposite second side of the fracture site when the fracture fixation device is implanted in the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: SAECHIN KIM
  • Publication number: 20160374728
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bone surgical apparatus that includes a unit with a first end and an opposed second end. The first end of the unit includes a female component with an interior dimension and the second end includes a male component having exterior dimension. The female component and the male component are capable of mating. At least one the female and male components also includes an adjustment mechanism with a first position that allows the component to rotate in a both a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposed to the first rotational direction, and a second position that prevents rotation of the component in the second rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Saechin Kim