Patents by Inventor Niall Casey

Niall Casey 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).

  • Polyaxial bone screw
    Publication number: 20040267264
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides a polyaxial fixation device having a shank with a spherical head formed on a proximal end thereof, and a receiver member having an axial passage formed therein that is adapted to polyaxially seat the spherical head of the shank. The polyaxial bone screw further includes an engagement member that is adapted to provide sufficient friction between the spherical head and the receiver member to enable the shank to be maintained in a desired angular orientation before locking the spherical head within the receiver member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: David D. Konieczynski, Thomas Vincent Doherty, Dale Whipple, Niall Casey, Mark Hall