Patents by Inventor Joshua D. Auerbach

Joshua D. Auerbach 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).

  • Polyaxial pedicle screw and fixation system kit comprising the screw
    Patent number: 9155567
    Abstract: A polyaxial pedicle screw may include a receiving head having a transversal U-shaped passage, and a shank having a threaded portion external to the receiving head, and a bulging end rotatable housed within the receiving head. The polyaxial pedicle screw may include a locking insert housed within the receiving head and matable with the bulging end, for locking it into position, and a set-screw engaged in the distal aperture for locking a connecting rod received within the transversal U-shaped passage. The receiving head of the polyaxial screw may include a lateral aperture, the lateral aperture exposing a contact surface of the locking insert in such a way that external pressing component can act on the contact surface to maintain the locking insert into its locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA
    Inventors: Joshua D. Auerbach, Zsolt Fekete, Meinrad Fiechter, Christoph E. Heyde, Francesco Siccardi
  • POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREW AND FIXATION SYSTEM KIT COMPRISING THE SCREW
    Publication number: 20120245640
    Abstract: A polyaxial pedicle screw may include a receiving head having a transversal U-shaped passage, and a shank having a threaded portion external to the receiving head, and a bulging end rotatable housed within the receiving head. The polyaxial pedicle screw may include a locking insert housed within the receiving head and matable with the bulging end, for locking it into position, and a set-screw engaged in the distal aperture for locking a connecting rod received within the transversal U-shaped passage. The receiving head of the polyaxial screw may include a lateral aperture, the lateral aperture exposing a contact surface of the locking insert in such a way that external pressing component can act on the contact surface to maintain the locking insert into its locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Medacta International SA
    Inventors: Joshua D. Auerbach, Zsolt Fekete, Meinrad Fiechter, Christoph E. Heyde, Francesco Siccardi