Patents by Inventor James E. Cain

James E. Cain 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: 5334205
    Abstract: A novel guide or jig for safe and accurate placement of fixation screws across a sacroiliac joint uses the tip of a sacro-pedicle targeting screw inserted from the rear into a human sacrum as a target for guiding fixation screws. The head of the targeting screw attaches to one end of a straight first arm of a jig member. The other end of the straight arm of the jig member is attached at an angle to a semicircular second arm of the jig member. The semicircular second arm has an open slot to which is attached a bushing assembly which can be moved along and fixed in place anywhere along the slot. A cannulated pin set fits through the bushing assembly. The dimensions of the targeting screw and the jig member, including the angle between the two arms of the jig member and the radius of curvature of the semicircular second arm, are such that the cannulated pin set, when inserted through the bushing assembly, lies along a line drawn as a radius from the tip of the targeting screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: James E. Cain