Patents by Inventor Alain Lucet

Alain Lucet 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).

  • Device for retaining a connecting rod of a spine fixator on a pedicular screw
    Patent number: 5584833
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for retaining a connecting rod of a spine fixator on a pedicular screw, wherein it comprises two identical ring-shaped elements, of which each comprises an opening bore of conical profile, at least one cylindrical notch made perpendicularly to the conical bore for positioning a connecting rod, at least one elastically deformable finger and at least one vertical hole which is intended to receive and maintain the corresponding finger of the other ring before assembly thereof on the corresponding pedicular screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Soprane S.A.
    Inventors: Jacques Fournet-Fayard, Christophe Garin, Olivier Galland, Alain Lucet
  • Fastener for the osteosynthesis of the spinal column
    Patent number: 5486174
    Abstract: A fastener for relieving stress on a disc adjacent at least two vertebrae which are mechanically connected during osteosynthesis of the spinal column which fastener includes a fastening rod having a first portion which is secured to the at least two vertebrae by tightening elements provided on pedicle screws and a second portion, whose diameter is smaller than that of the first portion, which slides in a guidance element which is anchored in of the vertebra located adjacent the at least two vertebrae which are mechanically locked relative one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Soprane S.A.
    Inventors: Jacques Fournet-Fayard, Olivier Galland, Christophe Garin, Alain Lucet