Patents by Inventor Osamu Shirado

Osamu Shirado 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: 6860884
    Abstract: An implant for a bone connector includes an implant body, a hook portion, a fixing clamp and a movable clamp. The fixing clamp has a curved shape and supports a vertebral arch of a vertebra by grasping the vertebral arch. The implant body is provided on an upper portion of the fixing clamp. The hook portion over which a connecting member is hooked is provided on an upper portion of the implant body. Further, the movable clamp, which has a curved shape and grasps the vertebral arch, is provided on the upper portion of the implant body and is disposed to be opposed to the fixing clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Shirado, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Patent number: 6802845
    Abstract: An implant for bone connector includes a fixing clamp, an implant body, a connecting portion and a movable clamp. The fixing clamp has a curved shape and supports a vertebral arch of a vertebra by grasping the vertebral arch. The implant body is provided on an upper portion of the fixing clamp. The connecting portion with which the connecting member is engaged is provided with the implant body. The movable clamp, which has a curved shape and grasps the vertebral arch, is provided to the implant body and is disposed to be opposed to the fixing clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Shirado, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Publication number: 20030109881
    Abstract: An implant for bone connector includes an implant body, a hook portion, a fixing clamp and a movable clamp. The fixing clamp has a curved shape and supports a vertebral arch of a vertebra by grasping the vertebral arch. The implant body is provided on an upper portion of the fixing clamp. The hook portion over which a connecting member is hooked is provided on an upper portion of the implant body. Further, the movable clamp, which has a curved shape and grasps the vertebral arch, is provided on the upper portion of the implant body and is disposed to be opposed to the fixing clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Shirado, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Publication number: 20030109882
    Abstract: An implant for bone connector includes a fixing clamp, an implant body, a connecting portion and a movable clamp. The fixing clamp has a curved shape and supports a vertebral arch of a vertebra by grasping the vertebral arch. The implant body is provided on an upper portion of the fixing clamp. The connecting portion with which the connecting member is engaged is provided with the implant body. The movable clamp, which has a curved shape and grasps the vertebral arch, is provided to the implant body and is disposed to be opposed to the fixing clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Osamu Shirado, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido
  • Publication number: 20030109880
    Abstract: A bone connector includes a first screw, a second screw and a coil spring. The first screw is screwed into one centrum. The second screw is screwed into another centrum. The coil spring connects an upper portion of the first screw to an upper portion of the second screw. The bone connector allows that a positional relation originally set between the centrums is changed in some degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Shirado, Kazuya Oribe, Hiroshi Takamido