Patents by Inventor Kazumasa Ueyama

Kazumasa Ueyama 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: 8048112
    Abstract: The fixing apparatus includes a pressure fixing device to pressure fix a rod to a circular arc rod engagement portion, and small protruding portions that bite into the rod and have an acute angle in both end sides of the rod engagement portion outside of the pressure fixing device. A recess surface of the circular arc rod engagement portion between the small protruding portions is formed as a rough surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Showa IKA Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Suzuki, Yutaka Nohara, Shinnosuke Nakahara, Shigenobu Sato, Kazumasa Ueyama, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Patent number: 7572278
    Abstract: A rod connector is provided with a rod supporting portion in a part of a connector main body supported to a leading end of a shank portion. A rod pressing portion is provided in a side opposing to the rod supporting portion, and a rod is clamped and fixed by the rod pressing portion and the rod supporting portion. At this time, small convex portions provided in the rod supporting portion eat into the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Suzuki, Yutaka Nohara, Shinnosuke Nakahara, Shigenobu Sato, Kazumasa Ueyama, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Patent number: 7569070
    Abstract: A rod connector is provided with a rod supporting portion in a part of a connector main body supported to a leading end of a shank portion. A rod pressing portion is provided in a side opposing to the rod supporting portion, and a rod is clamped and fixed by the rod pressing portion and the rod supporting portion. At this time, small convex portions provided in the rod supporting portion eat into the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Suzuki, Yutaka Nohara, Shinnosuke Nakahara, Shigenobu Sato, Kazumasa Ueyama, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Publication number: 20060129150
    Abstract: A rod connector is provided with a rod supporting portion in a part of a connector main body supported to a leading end of a shank portion. A rod pressing portion is provided in a side opposing to the rod supporting portion, and a rod is clamped and fixed by the rod pressing portion and the rod supporting portion. At this time, small convex portions provided in the rod supporting portion eat into the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Suzuki, Yutaka Nohara, Shinnosuke Nakahara, Shigenobu Sato, Kazumasa Ueyama, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Patent number: 6958065
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a first fastening member 55 having an engagement hole 53 freely engaging with a head portion of an implant 41 screwed and inserted to a body of vertebra and a fastening groove 57, a second fastening member 63 having an insertion hole 61 freely inserting a rod 49 therethrough and a fastening groove 65, and a fastening device 69 freely penetrating a through hole 59 crossing to the fastening groove 57 in the first fastening member 55 and a through hole 67 crossing to the fastening groove 65 in the second fastening member 63, and an angle adjusting and engaging portion is provided on connecting surfaces 55a and 63a between the first fastening member 55 and the second fastening member 63.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ueyama, Akio Sannohe, Naoki Echigoya, Kazuya Oribe, Noriyuki Ina
  • Patent number: 6832999
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a first fastening member 55 having an engagement hole 53 freely engaging with a head portion of an implant 41 screwed and inserted to a body of vertebra and a fastening groove 57, a second fastening member 63 having an insertion hole 61 freely inserting a rod 49 therethrough and a fastening groove 65, and a fastening device 69 freely penetrating a through hole 59 crossing to the fastening groove 57 in the first fastening member 55 and a through hole 67 crossing to the fastening groove 65 in the second fastening member 63, and an angle adjusting and engaging portion is provided on connecting surfaces 55a and 63a between the first fastening member 55 and the second fastening member 63.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ueyama, Akio Sannohe, Naoki Echigoya, Kazuya Oribe, Noriyuki Ina
  • Publication number: 20040133202
    Abstract: A rod connector 1 is provided with a rod supporting portion 9 in a part of a connector main body 11 supported to a leading end of a shank portion 3. A rod pressing portion 15 is provided in a side opposing to the rod supporting portion 9, and a rod 7 is clamped and fixed by the rod pressing portion 15 and the rod supporting portion 9. At this time, small convex portions 25 provided in the rod supporting portion eat into the rod 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Suzuki, Yutaka Nohara, Shinnosuke Nakahara, Shigenobu Sato, Kazumasa Ueyama, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Publication number: 20040127902
    Abstract: A vertebra body plate 1 is comprised of a main body portion 3 having an approximately point symmetric shape around a point O in which a first diagonal line M connecting a pair of acute angle portions A, C′ having acute angles opposing to each other, crosses a second diagonal line N connecting a pair of obtuse angle portions B, D′ having obtuse angles opposing to each other, a pair of screw insertion holes 9 provided on or near the first diagonal line M of the main body portion 3, and two spike 7 provided on each of the first diagonal line M and the second diagonal line N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Suzuki, Yutaka Nohara, Shinnosuke Nakahara, Shigenobu Sato, Kazumasa Ueyama, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Publication number: 20040122425
    Abstract: The fixing apparatus 1 is comprised of a pressure fixing device 13 for freely pressure fixing the rod portion 7R to a circular arc rod engagement portion 9 freely engaging with the rod portion 7R, and small protruding portions 15, 15 eating into the rod portion 7R and having an acute angle in both end sides of the rod engagement portion 9 outside the pressure fixing device 13. Further, a recess surface 9A of the rod engagement portion 9 between the small protruding portions 15, 15 provided in the rod engagement portion 9 is formed as a rough surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Suzuki, Yutaka Nohara, Shinnosuke Nakahara, Shigenobu Sato, Kazumasa Ueyama, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Publication number: 20030176864
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a first fastening member 55 having an engagement hole 53 freely engaging with a head portion of an implant 41 screwed and inserted to a body of vertebra and a fastening groove 57, a second fastening member 63 having an insertion hole 61 freely inserting a rod 49 therethrough and a fastening groove 65, and a fastening device 69 freely penetrating a through hole 59 crossing to the fastening groove 57 in the first fastening member 55 and a through hole 67 crossing to the fastening groove 65 in the second fastening member 63, and an angle adjusting and engaging portion is provided on connecting surfaces 55a and 63a between the first fastening member 55 and the second fastening member 63.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ueyama, Akio Sannohe, Naoki Echigoya, Kazuya Oribe, Noriyuki Ina
  • Publication number: 20030176863
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a first fastening member 55 having an engagement hole 53 freely engaging with a head portion of an implant 41 screwed and inserted to a body of vertebra and a fastening groove 57, a second fastening member 63 having an insertion hole 61 freely inserting a rod 49 therethrough and a fastening groove 65, and a fastening device 69 freely penetrating a through hole 59 crossing to the fastening groove 57 in the first fastening member 55 and a through hole 67 crossing to the fastening groove 65 in the second fastening member 63, and an angle adjusting and engaging portion is provided on connecting surfaces 55a and 63a between the first fastening member 55 and the second fastening member 63.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ueyama, Akio Sannohe, Naoki Echigoya, Kazuya Oribe, Noriyuki Ina
  • Patent number: 6620164
    Abstract: Connector connecting an implant to a bone connecting rod. The connector includes a first fastening member provided with an engagement hole freely engaging with a head portion of the implant anchored to the vertebral bodies and a fastening groove. A second fastening member is provided with an insertion hole freely inserting the rod therethrough and a fastening groove. A through hole penetrating in a direction crossing to the fastening groove in the first fastening member and a through hole penetrating in a direction crossing to the fastening groove in the second fastening member are provided with fastening devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ueyama, Akio Sannohe, Naoki Echigoya, Kazuya Oribe, Noriyuki Ina
  • Publication number: 20020042614
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a first fastening member 55 having an engagement hole 53 freely engaging with a head portion of an implant 41 screwed and inserted to a body of vertebra and a fastening groove 57, a second fastening member 63 having an insertion hole 61 freely inserting a rod 49 there through and a fastening groove 65, and a fastening device 69 freely penetrating a through hole 59 crossing to the fastening groove 57 in the first fastening member 55 and a through hole 67 crossing to the fastening groove 65 in the second fastening member 63, and an angle adjusting and engaging portion is provided on connecting surfaces 55a and 63a between the first fastening member 55 and the second fastening member 63.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kazumasa Ueyama, Akio Sannohe, Naoki Echigoya, Kazuya Oribe, Noriyuki Ina