Patents by Inventor Gerard Castera

Gerard Castera 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).

  • Patent number: 10098668
    Abstract: An osseous anchoring implant, various embodiments of which comprise an osseous anchor and a head bearing fixation structure capable of receiving and fixing at least one bar, the head of the implant being traversed by at least one duct, which receives the bar through a lateral aperture, and by a threaded channel, whose axis is not parallel to the axis of the duct, which receives a fixation screw of the bar, the implant being characterized in that it comprises fixation structure of the head on the part of the implant which extends from the osseous anchor, these fixation structures allowing, prior to blocking and fixing, at least a determined mobility of the head around at least one axis not parallel to the axis of symmetry of the osseous anchor. The fixation screw of the bar may comprise a ball and socket at its base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: LDR Medical
    Inventors: Christian Renaud, Gerard Castera
  • Publication number: 20150080959
    Abstract: An osseous anchoring implant, various embodiments of which comprise an osseous anchor and a head bearing fixation structure capable of receiving and fixing at least one bar, the head of the implant being traversed by at least one duct, which receives the bar through a lateral aperture, and by a threaded channel, whose axis is not parallel to the axis of the duct, which receives a fixation screw of the bar, the implant being characterized in that it comprises fixation structure of the head on the part of the implant which extends from the osseous anchor, these fixation structures allowing, prior to blocking and fixing, at least a determined mobility of the head around at least one axis not parallel to the axis of symmetry of the osseous anchor. The fixation screw of the bar may comprise a ball and socket at its base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Renaud, Gerard Castera
  • Patent number: 8845691
    Abstract: An osseous anchoring implant, various embodiments of which comprise an osseous anchor and a head bearing fixation structure capable of receiving and fixing at least one bar, the head of the implant being traversed by at least one duct, which receives the bar through a lateral aperture, and by a threaded channel, whose axis is not parallel to the axis of the duct, which receives a fixation screw of the bar, the implant being characterized in that it comprises fixation structure of the head on the part of the implant which extends from the osseous anchor, these fixation structures allowing, prior to blocking and fixing, at least a determined mobility of the head around at least one axis not parallel to the axis of symmetry of the osseous anchor. The fixation screw of the bar may comprise a ball and socket at its base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: LDR Medical
    Inventors: Christian Renaud, Gerard Castera
  • Publication number: 20060282074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an osseous anchoring implant comprising osseous anchoring means (11) and a head (2) bearing fixation means capable of receiving and fixing at least one bar, the head (2) of the implant being traversed by at least one duct (20), which receives the bar through a lateral aperture (23), and by a threaded channel (22), whose axis is not parallel to the axis of the duct (20), which receives a fixation screw (5) of the bar, the implant being characterized in that it comprises fixation means of the head (2) on the part (10) of the implant which extends from the osseous anchoring means (11), these fixation means allowing, prior to blocking and fixing, at least a determined mobility of the head (2) around at least one axis not parallel to the axis of symmetry (A1) of the osseous anchoring means (11). The fixation screw (5) of the bar comprises a ball and socket (52) at its base, allowing a determined mobility of the bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Christian Renaud, Gerard Castera