Patents by Inventor D. Jose Ignacio Abad

D. Jose Ignacio Abad 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).

  • Connection member for the connection of a resilient rod with a bone screw which can be anchored in a vertebra
    Patent number: 5658284
    Abstract: A connection member for the connection of a resilient rod with a bone screw that can be anchored in a vertebra. The connection member comprises a fastener that acts on the rod, an accommodation part and a connection part. The accommodation part has a first opening for the accommodation of the rod. The first opening has a substantially round inner boundary surface formed from several partial surfaces with at least three different radii of curvature such that upon connection of the connection member with the resilient rod, the connection member has at least three regions of contact with the resilient rod at least three distinct and non-contiguous points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Allo Pro AG
    Inventors: D. Cesar Sebastian, D. Jose Ignacio Abad, Mustafa Yurtsever, Nikolaus Baur