Patents by Inventor Nick Koske

Nick Koske 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).

  • Polymeric vertebral retaining devices
    Patent number: 11806053
    Abstract: Vertebral retaining devices and instruments are provided. A retaining device may include a first monolithic body having a first handle and first jaw pivotably coupled to a second monolithic body having a second handle and a second jaw. The first body and the second body may be pivotably coupled to one another at an intermediate region between the respective handles and jaws. In some aspects, the first and second bodies may be polymeric. The first jaw and second jaw may be shaped to provide an access region between the first jaw and the second jaw when the retaining device is coupled to bone fasteners attached to the vertebrae. The retaining device may include a locking assembly coupled to the first handle and the second handle, and configured to retain the first jaw and the second jaw in a spaced relationship relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Orthofix US LLC
    Inventors: Alain Paris, Lukas Glutz, David Chenaux, Nick Koske
  • POLYMERIC VERTEBRAL RETAINING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230270477
    Abstract: Vertebral retaining devices and instruments are provided. A retaining device may include a first monolithic body having a first handle and first jaw pivotably coupled to a second monolithic body having a second handle and a second jaw. The first body and the second body may be pivotably coupled to one another at an intermediate region between the respective handles and jaws. In some aspects, the first and second bodies may be polymeric. The first jaw and second jaw may be shaped to provide an access region between the first jaw and the second jaw when the retaining device is coupled to bone fasteners attached to the vertebrae. The retaining device may include a locking assembly coupled to the first handle and the second handle, and configured to retain the first jaw and the second jaw in a spaced relationship relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Alain Paris, Lukas Glutz, David Chenaux, Nick Koske
  • Vertebral retainer
    Patent number: D1086466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Orthofix US LLC
    Inventors: Alain Paris, Lukas Glutz, David Chenaux, Nick Koske