Patents by Inventor Steven W. Hwang

Steven W. Hwang 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).

  • SPRING LOADED MECHANISM FOR MANAGING SCOLIOSIS
    Publication number: 20140364911
    Abstract: A spinal implant includes a first rod, a second rod, and connector. The first rod has a first end configured to be connected to a first bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a longitudinal axis that passes through the first and second ends. The second rod has a first end configured to be connected to the second bone, a second end opposed to the first end. The second rod is parallel to the longitudinal axis and non-coaxial with the first rod, and at least a portion of the second end of the second rod overlaps the second end of the first rod. The connector connects the second end of the first rod to the second end of the second rod, and is configured to urge the first rod and the second rod in opposed directions that are parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Steven W. Hwang
  • Spring loaded mechanism for managing scoliosis
    Patent number: 8808328
    Abstract: A spinal implant includes a first rod, a second rod, and connector. The first rod has a first end configured to be connected to a first bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a longitudinal axis that passes through the first and second ends. The second rod has a first end configured to be connected to the second bone, a second end opposed to the first end. The second rod is parallel to the longitudinal axis and non-coaxial with the first rod, and at least a portion of the second end of the second rod overlaps the second end of the first rod. The connector connects the second end of the first rod to the second end of the second rod, and is configured to urge the first rod and the second rod in opposed directions that are parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven W. Hwang
  • SPRING LOADED MECHANISM FOR MANAGING SCOLIOSIS
    Publication number: 20130268003
    Abstract: A spinal implant includes a first rod, a second rod, and connector. The first rod has a first end configured to be connected to a first bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a longitudinal axis that passes through the first and second ends. The second rod has a first end configured to be connected to the second bone, a second end opposed to the first end. The second rod is parallel to the longitudinal axis and non-coaxial with the first rod, and at least a portion of the second end of the second rod overlaps the second end of the first rod. The connector connects the second end of the first rod to the second end of the second rod, and is configured to urge the first rod and the second rod in opposed directions that are parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven W. Hwang