Patents by Inventor Shing Cheng Wu

Shing Cheng Wu 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).

  • Publication number: 20040260283
    Abstract: A multi-axis spinal fixation device includes a supporting pole having a threaded shaft at one end and a connecting seat at the other, wherein the connecting seat comprises a U-shaped recess; a brace rod installed across the U-shaped recess; a fastener fastening the brace rod in the recess; and a stabilizing piece disposed between the supporting pole and the fastener, the stabilizing piece having a curved surface at its one end facing the brace rod such that the stabilizing piece is in surface contact with the brace rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Shing-Cheng Wu, Po-Quang Chen
  • Patent number: 6451057
    Abstract: A spinal plate element adjusting device having a threaded engagement is provided that includes a cylindrical hollow body and a pushing member having the shape of a frustum of a cone. The outer wall of the body is formed with a threaded portion of predetermined length. The threaded portion is divided into several portions by slits. An outer wall of the pushing member is formed with an external thread for threaded engagement with the internal thread of the body. When the spinal plate element adjusting device is to be implanted between two of the patient's vertebrae, the body is screwed into the area between two vertebrae by the externally threaded portion. By virtue of the taper of the pushing member, the threaded portion of the body is expanded to have a predetermined slope for supporting and buffering the vertebrae of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Inventors: Po-Quang Chen, Shing Cheng Wu