USB ports broken - any alternatives?

Hello,

all the usb ports were broken. I wanted to know if there is a way to connect a USB in some way, instead of fixing the USB ports.

I was thinking about: My laptop has DVD drive, so maybe there is a special hub or caddy that connects to sata port with USB ports? (So I will remove the DVD drive and replace it with the USB thing)
Or, maybe there is such thing as a "SD card to USB hub" device? (If not, I think it's a good idea for the hardware companies to make )

If some of them do exist, can you name them or give me some links?
Or maybe you have any other suggestions?

Thank you!

Thanks !
I just found out this :
Amazon.com: StarTech.com USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable w/ UASP - SATA to USB 3.0 Converter for SSD/HDD - Hard Drive Adapter Cable: Computers & Accessories

And I wanted to ask you if maybe after all this might work ?

*Edit: I noticed it's a male connection, and for what I need it should be female in order to be connected to the internal laptop's sata connection. So there is not even one device that convert the internal male SATA connection to some USB ports? I mean, it does seem possible, no? It's an input and output connection not just output like 3.5mm jack.. Or I'm wrong?

Thanks! :)