Patents by Inventor Didier Thibout

Didier Thibout 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).

  • Connecting device for spinal osteosynthesis
    Patent number: 7850718
    Abstract: A connecting device for spinal osteosynthesis has an osseous anchoring device, a connector that accommodates a joining shaft and is fixed to one end of the anchoring device, and a tightening device for immobilizing the joining shaft. The connecting device is characterized in that the connector is fixed to the anchoring device with the aid of a pin that penetrates the anchoring device and embodies a pivot joint. Furthermore, the device comprises an arrangement for stabilizing the connector relative to the anchoring device when the device is implanted in the patient, the stabilizing arrangement being located on the plane encompassing the shaft and the anchoring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Spinevision
    Inventors: Stephane Bette, Dominique Petit, Didier Thibout, Gerard Vanacker
  • Connecting device for spinal osteosynthesis
    Publication number: 20070043355
    Abstract: A connecting device for spinal osteosynthesis has an osseous anchoring device, a connector that accommodates a joining shaft and is fixed to one end of the anchoring device, and a tightening device for immobilizing the joining shaft. The connecting device is characterized in that the connector is fixed to the anchoring device with the aid of a pin that penetrates the anchoring device and embodies a pivot joint. Furthermore, the device comprises an arrangement for stabilizing the connector relative to the anchoring device when the device is implanted in the patient, the stabilizing arrangement being located on the plane encompassing the shaft and the anchoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Stephane Bette, Dominique Petit, Didier Thibout, Gerard Vanacker