Patents by Inventor Kenneth F. Kovach

Kenneth F. Kovach 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).

  • Variable force surgical retractor assembly
    Patent number: 6997872
    Abstract: A surgical retractor assembly for providing a generally constant retracting force at a fixation site on a patient despite possible movements of the fixation site during application of the retracting force. The retractor assembly comprises a support structure engaging element for providing communication between the surgical retractor assembly and a support structure; a retractor guide for receiving a first end of a retracting member, the retractor guide being coupled to the support structure engaging element, wherein the retractor guide is displaceable relative to the support structure engaging element; and a biasing structure that provides the retracting force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Biomec, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Bohanan, Kenneth F. Kovach, Daniel S. Furst