Patents by Inventor Kenneth William Russell

Kenneth William Russell 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).

  • Locking mechanism
    Patent number: 6355040
    Abstract: A final fixation assembly includes a rod receiving ring for receiving a portion of a rod therein and including a compressible insert for receiving a portion of the rod therein in a noncompressed condition and conforming allowing the portion of the rod to fixedly lock the portion of the rod therein in a compressed condition. The rod receiving ring maintains the insert in the compressed condition when the insert is seated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Spinal Innovations, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Marc Evan Richelsoph, Kenneth William Russell
  • Locking mechanism
    Patent number: 6010503
    Abstract: A final fixation assembly includes a rod receiving ring for receiving a portion of a rod therein and including a compressible insert for receiving a portion of the rod therein in a noncompressed condition and conforming allowing the portion of the rod to fixedly lock the portion of the rod therein in a compressed condition. The rod receiving ring maintains the insert in the compressed condition when the insert is seated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Spinal Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Evan Richelsoph, Kenneth William Russell
  • Dual fixation prosthesis
    Patent number: 5954771
    Abstract: A long bone prosthesis (10) includes a neck portion (12), a stem portion (16) and an intermediate portion (20) disposed between the neck portion (12) and stem portion (16). The intermediate portion (20) includes seals for containing cement thereabout under pressure adjacent thereto and preventing leaking of cement therefrom during implantation of the prosthesis (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Evan Richelsoph, Kenneth William Russell, Roy Drake Bloebaum, Richard Edward Jones