Patents
US 10076369 B2: Bone fastener for a spinal fixation assembly
- Granted
- 2018-09-18
- Filed
- 2015-03-03 application 14636884
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An implantable cervical plate assembly includes a cervical plate, one or more bone fasteners. The cervical plate comprises an elongated asymmetric body having one or more through-openings extending from the front surface to the back surface of the elongated asymmetric body. The one or more bone fasteners are configured to be inserted through the one or more through-openings, respectively. The bone fasteners comprise a threaded main body and a head that includes one or more breakable structures configured to be broken when inserted into a groove and then unflex and remain captured within the groove.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180918.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPINEFRONTIER, INC 25 patents | US company or organization | Malden, MA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley R. Chin | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 46 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Lin Yin | Brookline, MA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jacob R. Lubinski | Beverly, MA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/8052 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/4425 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SPINEFRONTIER, INC signed 2019-07-01 | KIC VENTURES, LLC MALDEN, MA | 53972/737 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-08-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUBINSKI, JACOB R. signed 2018-06-06 YIN, LIN signed 2018-08-14 CHIN, KINGSLEY R. signed 2018-08-24 | SPINEFRONTIER, INC MALDEN, MA | 46766/233 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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