Patents by Inventor Christian DiPaola

Christian DiPaola 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).

  • SUBLAMINAR SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20180161069
    Abstract: A spinal fixation system that utilizes the sublaminar approach is disclosed. Devices and methods describe herein generate a link with two secure attachments (one to the spine and one to the spinal fixation rod) that can be manipulated separately from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Christian DiPaola
  • Flexible fastening system
    Patent number: 9675386
    Abstract: A flexible implant system includes a flexible implant, an implant housing, and an implant set screw. The flexible implant is configured to loop around a portion of a bony element. The implant housing includes a housing body defining a rod passage configured to receive an rod. The housing body also defines an implant passage that receives a portion of the flexible implant. The implant set screw engages the flexible implant within the implant passage to fix the flexible implant to the implant housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Behrooz Akbarnia, Burt Yaszay, Brandon Moore, Stuart Weikel, Clint Boyd, Christian DiPaola