Patents by Inventor Kao-Shang Shih

Kao-Shang Shih 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).

  • Adjustable vertebral spacer for vertebral reconstruction
    Patent number: 8372151
    Abstract: An adjustable vertebral spacer includes a spacer body, a movable member coupled to the spacer body, an adjustment ring mounted on the spacer body and rotatable to move the movable member and to further adjust the combined height of the spacer body and the movable member, a lock ring mounted on the spacer body for locking the movable member to the adjustment ring, and a top endplate coupled to the movable member at the top and tiltable to fit the angle of the adjacent upper vertebral body during surgery operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien Hsu, Hsi-Ching Hsu, Ching-Chi Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Tsai, Kao-Shang Shih, Long-Ming Lu
  • ADJUSTABLE VERTEBRAL SPACER FOR VERTEBRAL RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20110307065
    Abstract: An adjustable vertebral spacer includes a spacer body, a movable member coupled to the spacer body, an adjustment ring mounted on the spacer body and rotatable to move the movable member and to further adjust the combined height of the spacer body and the movable member, a lock ring mounted on the spacer body for locking the movable member to the adjustment ring, and a top endplate coupled to the movable member at the top and tiltable to fit the angle of the adjacent upper vertebral body during surgery operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien Hsu, Hsi-Ching Hsu, Ching-Chi Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Tsai, Kao-Shang Shih, Long-Ming Lu
  • Adjustable vertebral spacer for vertebral reconstruction
    Patent number: 8034111
    Abstract: An adjustable vertebral spacer includes a spacer body, a movable member coupled to the spacer body, an adjustment ring mounted on the spacer body and rotatable to move the movable member and to further adjust the combined height of the spacer body and the movable member, a lock ring mounted on the spacer body for locking the movable member to the adjustment ring, and a top endplate coupled to the movable member at the top and tiltable to fit the angle of the adjacent upper vertebral body during surgery operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien Hsu, Hsi-Ching Hsu, Ching-Chi Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Tsai, Kao-Shang Shih, Long-Ming Lu
  • Adjustable vertebral spacer for artificial vertebrae
    Publication number: 20090164019
    Abstract: An adjustable vertebral spacer includes a spacer body, a movable member coupled to the spacer body, an adjustment ring mounted on the spacer body and rotatable to move the movable member and to further adjust the combined height of the spacer body and the movable member, a lock ring mounted on the spacer body for locking the movable member to the adjustment ring, and a top endplate coupled to the movable member at the top and tiltable to fit the angle of the adjacent upper vertebral body during surgery operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien Hsu, Hsi-Ching Hsu, Ching-Chi Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Tsai, Kao-Shang Shih, Long-Ming Lu