Patents by Inventor Kan Min

Kan Min 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: 11439443
    Abstract: A rod reducer includes a housing, an anvil, a locking anvil configured to engage a locking plug of a bone screw assembly, an arm assembly, a reducing screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the anvil, and a locking screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the locking anvil. The arm assembly includes an arm hingedly coupled to the housing, and first and second grasping members configured to engage the bone screw assembly. The first and second grasping members are hingedly coupled to the housing and extend through the anvil. Rotation of the reducing screw transitions the arm assembly between an open position, in which, distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially expanded, and a closed position, in which, the distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially contracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Kan Min, Brian Kunes
  • Patent number: 10624675
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a spinal rod, a plate, a set screw, and a bone screw. The plate includes a throughhole transitionable between a collapsed and expanded configuration, and a first slot adapted to receive a spinal rod therein. The set screw includes a distal portion having threads to engage with a threaded lumen of a bone screw, and the bone screw including a head portion transitionable between a first diameter and a second diameter. The head of the bone screw insertable into the throughhole and cooperatively transitions between the first diameter and the collapsed configuration to the second diameter and expanded configuration, respectively, as the set screw advances with respect to the bone screw to lock the spinal rod into the slot of the plate in the second diameter and expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gaines, Kan Min, Brandon Moore
  • Publication number: 20200046410
    Abstract: A rod reducer includes a housing, an anvil, a locking anvil configured to engage a locking plug of a bone screw assembly, an arm assembly, a reducing screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the anvil, and a locking screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the locking anvil. The arm assembly includes an arm hingedly coupled to the housing, and first and second grasping members configured to engage the bone screw assembly. The first and second grasping members are hingedly coupled to the housing and extend through the anvil. Rotation of the reducing screw transitions the arm assembly between an open position, in which, distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially expanded, and a closed position, in which, the distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially contracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kan Min, Brian Kunes
  • Patent number: 10485590
    Abstract: A rod reducer includes a housing, an anvil, a locking anvil configured to engage a locking plug of a bone screw assembly, an arm assembly, a reducing screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the anvil, and a locking screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the locking anvil. The arm assembly includes an arm hingedly coupled to the housing, and first and second grasping members configured to engage the bone screw assembly. The first and second grasping members are hingedly coupled to the housing and extend through the anvil. Rotation of the reducing screw transitions the arm assembly between an open position, in which, distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially expanded, and a closed position, in which, the distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially contracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Kan Min, Brian Kunes
  • Patent number: 10390861
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization device includes a rod receiving member, a collet, a plug, and a first bone screw. The rod receiving member defines a first throughhole, a collet recess aligned with the first throughhole, and a rod receiving slot offset from the first throughhole. The collet is insertable into the collet recess and defines an aperture, a plug recess aligned with the aperture, and a wall portion defining a rod securing slot configured to fix the spinal rod therein. The collet is transitionable between a first diameter, where the rod securement region defines a first diameter, and a second diameter, where the rod securement region defines a second diameter. The plug is insertable within the plug recess, and transitions the collet between the first and second diameters. The first bone screw includes a head portion and a threaded portion, and is insertable through the rod receiving member and the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurel Blakemore, Robert Gaines, Rune Hedlund, Jwalant Mehta, Kan Min, Hilali Noordeen, Brandon Moore
  • Publication number: 20180199964
    Abstract: A rod reducer includes a housing, an anvil, a locking anvil configured to engage a locking plug of a bone screw assembly, an arm assembly, a reducing screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the anvil, and a locking screw extending through the housing and rotatably coupled with the locking anvil. The arm assembly includes an arm hingedly coupled to the housing, and first and second grasping members configured to engage the bone screw assembly. The first and second grasping members are hingedly coupled to the housing and extend through the anvil. Rotation of the reducing screw transitions the arm assembly between an open position, in which, distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially expanded, and a closed position, in which, the distal portions of the arm and the first and second grasping members are radially contracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kan Min, Brian Kunes
  • Publication number: 20170333084
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization device includes a rod receiving member, a collet, a plug, and a first bone screw. The rod receiving member defines a first throughhole, a collet recess aligned with the first throughhole, and a rod receiving slot offset from the first throughhole. The collet is insertable into the collet recess and defines an aperture, a plug recess aligned with the aperture, and a wall portion defining a rod securing slot configured to fix the spinal rod therein. The collet is transitionable between a first diameter, where the rod securement region defines a first diameter, and a second diameter, where the rod securement region defines a second diameter. The plug is insertable within the plug recess, and transitions the collet between the first and second diameters. The first bone screw includes a head portion and a threaded portion, and is insertable through the rod receiving member and the collet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Laurel Blakemore, Robert Gaines, Rune Hedlund, Jwalant Mehta, Kan Min, Hilali Noordeen, Brandon Moore
  • Publication number: 20170273719
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a spinal rod, a plate, a set screw, and a bone screw. The plate includes a throughhole transitionable between a collapsed and expanded configuration, and a first slot adapted to receive a spinal rod therein. The set screw includes a distal portion having threads to engage with a threaded lumen of a bone screw, and the bone screw including a head portion transitionable between a first diameter and a second diameter. The head of the bone screw insertable into the throughhole and cooperatively transitions between the first diameter and the collapsed configuration to the second diameter and expanded configuration, respectively, as the set screw advances with respect to the bone screw to lock the spinal rod into the slot of the plate in the second diameter and expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Gaines, Kan Min, Brandon Moore
  • Patent number: 9675384
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a spinal rod, a plate, a set screw, and a bone screw. The plate includes a throughhole transitionable between a collapsed and expanded configuration, and a first slot adapted to receive a spinal rod therein. The set screw includes a distal portion having threads to engage with a threaded lumen of a bone screw, and the bone screw including a head portion transitionable between a first diameter and a second diameter. The head of the bone screw insertable into the throughhole and cooperatively transitions between the first diameter and the collapsed configuration to the second diameter and expanded configuration, respectively, as the set screw advances with respect to the bone screw to lock the spinal rod into the slot of the plate in the second diameter and expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gaines, Kan Min, Brandon Moore
  • Publication number: 20150201971
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a spinal rod, a plate, a set screw, and a bone screw. The plate includes a throughhole transitionable between a collapsed and expanded configuration, and a first slot adapted to receive a spinal rod therein. The set screw includes a distal portion having threads to engage with a threaded lumen of a bone screw, and the bone screw including a head portion transitionable between a first diameter and a second diameter. The head of the bone screw insertable into the throughhole and cooperatively transitions between the first diameter and the collapsed configuration to the second diameter and expanded configuration, respectively, as the set screw advances with respect to the bone screw to lock the spinal rod into the slot of the plate in the second diameter and expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Gaines, Kan Min, Brandon Moore
  • Patent number: 6533388
    Abstract: The invention relates to a service station for an inkjet printer. The service station includes at least one cap for capping a printhead which is mounted on an inkjet carriage of the inkjet printer. The service station also includes at least one wiper arranged to wipe said printhead carried by the inkjet carriage. The wiper is arranged to move towards and away from the printhead in response to movement of the inkjet carriage so as to enable the printhead to be wiped of any residual ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Cher Lek Toh, Mu Hua Huang, Yang Teh Lee, Joo Beng Koh, Kan Min Liew
  • Publication number: 20020126178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a service station for an inkjet printer. The service station includes at least one cap for capping an inkjet nozzle which is mounted on an inkjet carriage of the inkjet printer. The service station also includes at least one wiper arranged to wipe said nozzle of the inkjet carriage. The wiper is arranged to move towards and away from the inkjet nozzle in response to movement of the inkjet carriage so as to enable the nozzle to be wiped of any residual ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Cher Lek Toh, Mu Hua Huang, Yang Teh Lee, Joo Beng Koh, Kan Min Liew