Patents by Inventor Abdul A. Rahmatalla

Abdul A. Rahmatalla 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).

  • Pedicle engaging means
    Patent number: 5366455
    Abstract: Pedicle engaging device having a bridge member (10) and two clip members (15); the bridge member having an arched middle portion (11) with concave edges (22) to afford clearance with respect to adjacent spinous processes (23), an aperture (12) in each side of the arch, and a pair of end portions (13) each with a hole for a pedicle screw (29); each clip member (15) having a tip (16) engageable in one of the apertures (12), and a fixing portion (17) with a hole (18) for receiving a pedicle screw (29); and each clip member being cranked (at 19) so as to form with the junction (20) between the arch (11) and respective end portion (13) of the bridge member (10) a pair of clamping parts for embracing a rod or rod-like portion (21') of a spinal fixation device (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Surgicraft Limited
    Inventors: John Dove, Abdul A. Rahmatalla, Philip J. Sell