Patents by Inventor Jukka Rouhiainen

Jukka Rouhiainen 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).

  • Publication number: 20030158555
    Abstract: A surgical screw system using a surgical screw that is at least partially bioabsorbable in vivo, the screw having a recess (or optionally recesses) in its head for receiving an inserter instrument, wherein the recess has a rotational symmetry around the longitudinal axis of the screw. The recess comprises an odd number of rounded lobes extending away from the center of the head. The inserter for the screw comprises a distal end that matches the shape of the recess in the screw and can be slidably engaged with the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Roy Sanders, Karen Gallen, Jukka Rouhiainen, Kimmo Lahteenkorva