Patents by Inventor Syed Aftab Karim

Syed Aftab Karim 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).

  • Spinal fixation method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9883891
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system having a pedicle screw which includes (i) a shaft with external threads and a head segment on one end of the shaft; (ii) a first drive socket positioned in the head segment; (iii) a second drive socket on a shaft end opposite the first drive socket; and (iv) wherein the shaft end opposite the first drive socket has a lesser diameter than the shaft end at the head segment. The system further includes an intervertebral stabilization structure having an elongated body with rotating ring segments attached to each end of the elongated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Versapine, LLC
    Inventor: Syed Aftab Karim
  • Spinal fixation method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9561055
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system having a pedicle screw which includes (i) a shaft with external threads and a head segment on one end of the shaft; (ii) a first drive socket positioned in the head segment; (iii) a second drive socket on a shaft end opposite the first drive socket; and (iv) wherein the shaft end opposite the first drive socket has a lesser diameter than the shaft end at the head segment. The system further includes an intervertebral stabilization structure having an elongated body with rotating ring segments attached to each end of the elongated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Neurosurj Research and Development, LLC
    Inventor: Syed Aftab Karim
  • Spinal fixation method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9254149
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system having a pedicle screw which includes (i) a shaft with external threads and a head segment on one end of the shaft; (ii) a first drive socket positioned in the head segment; (iii) a second drive socket on a shaft end opposite the first drive socket; and (iv) wherein the shaft end opposite the first drive socket has a lesser diameter than the shaft end at the head segment. The system further includes an intervertebral stabilization structure having an elongated body with rotating ring segments attached to each end of the elongated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Neurosurj Research and Development, LLC
    Inventor: Syed Aftab Karim
  • Spinal Fixation Method and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20130184758
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system having a pedicle screw which includes (i) a shaft with external threads and a head segment on one end of the shaft; (ii) a first drive socket positioned in the head segment; (iii) a second drive socket on a shaft end opposite the first drive socket; and (iv) wherein the shaft end opposite the first drive socket has a lesser diameter than the shaft end at the head segment. The system further includes an intervertebral stabilization structure having an elongated body with rotating ring segments attached to each end of the elongated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Syed Aftab Karim