Patents by Inventor William Alan Rezach

William Alan Rezach 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 rod connector system and method for a bone anchor
    Patent number: 7867255
    Abstract: A spinal rod system includes a first rod and a second rod engaged to a connector with the first and second rods extending axially therefrom in opposite directions from one another. The connector is mountable to a mounting anchor and securable thereto with an engaging member. The connector secures the first rod in the mounting anchor and the connector is clampingly engaged between the engaging member and the first rod. The second rod is engageable in a receiving portion of the connector adjacent to the mounting anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Miller, William Alan Rezach
  • Surgical Gripping Tool Having Dual-Linkage, Force Multiplying Coupler and Shaped to Grip Multiple Size Rods
    Publication number: 20080243175
    Abstract: A surgical gripping tool includes a dual-linkage, force multiplying coupling that increases the force applied to surgical rods for a given force applied to the tool handles. In some embodiments, recesses in the tool that grip surgical rods have complex surfaces comprising multiple radii, allowing the tool to securely grip surgical rods of different diameters. The recess radii may be undersized relative to the associated rod size. In one embodiment, the coupling multiplies an applied force by a factor of over 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Gabriel Moore, Rodney Ray Ballard, William Alan Rezach