Patents by Inventor Karl W. Swanhn

Karl W. Swanhn 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).

  • MEDICAL IMPLANT HAVING A MULTI-MODE LOCKING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210145487
    Abstract: A device and method for locking a bone fastening or fixation mechanism in a receiving member of a medical implant. The bone fastening or fixation mechanism is used to attach the receiving member to a bone structure in the medical implant. The locking mechanism prevents the bone fastening mechanism for backing out. The locking mechanism is a multi-mode locking mechanism. In some embodiments, the locking device has three settings, an automatic mode setting (soft locked position), a manual mode setting (hard locked position), and a neutral mode setting (unlocked position). In some embodiments, the locking device has two settings, a manual mode setting (hard locked position) and a neutral mode setting (unlocked position).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: ALLIANCE PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Karl W. Swanhn, Gregory Andrew Grim